Uribe’s brother promises not to leave country amid criminal investigations
Uribe’s brother promises not to leave country amid criminal investigations
Aug 28, 2014 posted by Victoria McKenzie
Santiago Uribe sent a letter to Colombia’s Prosecutor General Wednesday promising not to skip the country while he is under criminal investigation for founding a paramilitary group.
Uribe, the younger brother of former president Alvaro Uribe, is accused of creating and leading a paramilitary group called “Los 12 Apsosteles,” associated with the AUC, which operated for almost 20 years in the north of Colombia.
Although the investigation opened one year ago, the Prosecutor General has not yet decided whether to hold Uribe in custody pending trial.
In May, the key witness in Uribe’s case refused to continue cooperating with authorities until the Prosecutor General’s Office guaranteed his safety.
Retired National Police Major Juan Carlos Meneses, who openly admits to being involved with Los 12 Apsosteles while acting as police chief, repeatedly accused Santiago Uribe of links to the former paramilitary organization.
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