Colombian leader faces criticism for opining in Uribe case

7/8/2020 12:54

        Colombian leader Ivan Duque is facing criticism for personally opining on the judicial proceedings against his mentor, the powerful ex-President Alvaro Uribe, who has been placed under house arrest while being investigated for witness tampering.
        
        In the two days since publication of the Supreme Court's decision — which has galvanized the nation and exposed simmering tensions over the country's peace process — Duque has repeatedly come out in Uribe's defense and stood by his right to do so.
        
        But civil rights groups warn he is crossing a dangerous line and politicizing the judicial process in one of the most high-profile cases in decades.