Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, political mentor to current head of state Ivan Duque, tested positive for the new coronavirus, the day after his house arrest by the Supreme Court, his party announced on Wednesday.
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Alvaro Uribe, 68, was infected, "but is in good health," the Democratic Center, led by the influential leader of the Colombian hard right, told AFP. Colombian media had started speculating very early on Wednesday on the state of health of the former president (2002-2010), after seeing a medical team enter El Uberrimo, one of his properties where he is currently located. , in the department of Cordoba (north).
Bribery of witnesses
The Supreme Court's decision to order his house arrest, during the investigation of a case where he is accused of witness tampering against an opponent and procedural fraud, sparked a political earthquake in Colombia on Tuesday. Alvaro Uribe, who has always proclaimed his innocence and still enjoys great popular support for his policy of iron fists against the left guerrillas, faces up to eight years in prison in this case.
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