What the United States government said about the ruling against Álvaro Uribe

The recent court ruling involving former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez generated considerable debate and impact both nationally and internationally. In this context, the United States government announced a position considering the close relationship the two nations have maintained in recent years.

Regarding this issue, Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the North American country, through a publication on his personal X account (formerly known as Twitter), stated: “The only crime of former Colombian President (Álvaro) Uribe has been to fight tirelessly and defend his country. The use of the Colombian judiciary as a weapon by radical judges has now set a worrying precedent,” he said. Due to this statement, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, also decided to confront it and therefore used the same medium to respond to the official of the government led by Donald Trump.

(See more: This is the dollar equivalent of the prize won by the winner of the Baloto Revancha) "Interference in the judicial affairs of another country is interference in national sovereignty. The world must respect Colombian judges; many have been murdered for helping the world," was the president's message, which was echoed by Yolanda Villavicencio, Colombia's current Foreign Minister, in his rejection.

What happened to Álvaro Uribe Vélez?

According to information published by the BBC on its news website, the former president was found guilty of crimes related to witness bribery and procedural fraud following his accusations of links to paramilitary groups, according to Judge Sandra Heredia. In this regard, Uribe is accused of instigating various emissaries to get them to carry out legal actions in favor of the former Colombian president.

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“In this Monday's hearing, which lasted more than 10 hours, Judge Heredia

"He said he was able to prove that Uribe induced lawyer Diego Cadena to commit the crimes for which he was convicted," the aforementioned media reported. (See more: Neither 60 nor 80 years old: until this age one can legally drive in Colombia) It should be noted that in 2012, Iván Cepeda, a senator from the Historical Pact, pointed the finger at Uribe in front of the Colombian Congress. His accusations, at that time, were related to Uribe Vélez's ties to an illegal armed group. This indictment was allegedly based on testimony from some paramilitaries.