Reported army spying for Colombia's ruling party 'attack on democracy': Supreme Court

Reported army spying for Colombia’s ruling party ‘attack on democracy’: Supreme Court
by Adriaan Alsema January 14, 2020



Democratic Center leader and former President Alvaro Uribe. (Image: Pulzo)

Colombia’s Supreme Court on Monday called reported spying by the army in collusion with President Ivan Duque‘s party a “an attack on democracy” as criminal investigations kicked off.

Former army chief Nicasio Martinez reported order to spy on the court investigating Duque’s political patron, former President Alvaro Uribe, and forward this to the ruling party triggered a crisis unseen since 2008.

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Uribe and Duque in the defense
While the prosecution announced 14 criminal investigation into spying allegations it previously discarded, Uribe announced that his defense attorney would be defending the former army chief.

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‘Duque informed about spying half a year ago already’
Senator Roy Barreras, one of the reported victims, reiterated on Twitter that Duque and the prosecution knew about the spying months ago already.

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