Colombia's supreme court calls Petro investigator to trial

Colombia’s supreme court calls Petro investigator to trial
Alvaro Prada suspected of conspiring to bribe witnesses
by Adriaan Alsema May 9, 2024



Alvaro Hernan Prada

Colombia’s Supreme Court called National Electoral Council (CNE) magistrate Alvaro Hernan Prada to trial over his alleged attempts to bribe a witnesses. According to Senator Ivan Cepeda, Prada’s first day in court will be held next week.

The CNE magistrate has been charged with conspiracy to bribe witnesses because of his alleged involvement in a criminal organization that bribed witnesses for the benefit of former President Alvaro Uribe.

Prada allegedly recruited a former member of paramilitary organization AUC to bribe a key witness in the investigation into Uribe’s alleged ties to paramilitary group “Bloque Metro.”

At the time of the alleged conspiracy, the CNE magistrate was a House representative of Uribe’s far-right Democratic Center party.

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