Colombia's Attorney General Investigates Former President Uribe Over Paramilitary Allegations
Colombia's Attorney General has initiated a new investigation into former President Álvaro Uribe regarding alleged involvement in the creation of paramilitary groups. Uribe, who served from 2002 to 2010, was previously convicted for fraud and bribery related to witness tampering, but that conviction was overturned and is under review by the top court. Uribe denies wrongdoing, calling the probe politically motivated. The case involves accusations of bribing jailed paramilitaries to discredit claims of his ties to these groups, which have been linked to significant violence in Colombia's conflict.