{"id":160014,"date":"2025-08-02T12:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T12:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-colombian-college-of-jurists-expressed-its-support-for-former-president-alvaro-uribe-velez-in-light-of-the-12-year-prison-ruling-and-questioned-the-legal-process\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T12:27:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T12:27:02","slug":"the-colombian-college-of-jurists-expressed-its-support-for-former-president-alvaro-uribe-velez-in-light-of-the-12-year-prison-ruling-and-questioned-the-legal-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-colombian-college-of-jurists-expressed-its-support-for-former-president-alvaro-uribe-velez-in-light-of-the-12-year-prison-ruling-and-questioned-the-legal-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The Colombian College of Jurists expressed its support for former president \u00c1lvaro Uribe V\u00e9lez in light of the 12-year prison ruling and questioned the legal process."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The ex-president is the first former president of Colombia to be convicted – Credit AP<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

On August 1, 2025, Judge \u00a0Sandra Liliana Heredia\u00a0, of the 44th Criminal Court of the Circuit of Bogot\u00e1, sentenced former president \u00a0\u00c1lvaro Uribe V\u00e9lez\u00a0 to \u00a012 years in prison\u00a0. This ruling stemmed from his conviction for \u00a0procedural fraud\u00a0 and \u00a0bribery\u00a0 during a criminal action, as detailed in the 114-page ruling read on July 28.<\/p>\n

This decision ignited a significant response within Colombia’s political sector, particularly among supporters of Uribe, the natural leader of the \u00a0Democratic Center\u00a0 party. According to multiple sources, several actors in the political arena publicly voiced their concerns regarding the judge’s decision, while members of the opposition celebrated what they viewed as a critical step for justice.<\/p>\n

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Among those reacting was the \u00a0Colombian School of Jurists\u00a0, which issued an official statement expressing substantial unease about the ruling and its impacts. They specifically raised concerns about judicial guarantees in what they referred to as a social and democratic state of law. They stated, “The Colombian School of Jurists expresses its concern about the scope and effects of the judgment of first instance issued against former president \u00a0\u00c1lvaro Uribe V\u00e9lez\u00a0, as long as it raises serious questions of constitutional relevance about the observance of \u00a0judicial guarantees\u00a0 essential in a social and democratic state of law.” <\/p>\n

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The Colombian School of Jurists, who through an official statement questioned the criteria of Judge Heredia and the entire process that has been traveled in the case of the former president for more than a decade – Credit Colombian College of Jurisitas<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

They acknowledged that while respecting the judicial decisions is a civic duty, it is equally crucial for the judicial system to ensure a thorough analysis of the evidence and to uphold the rights of the accused during the investigation. This applies especially to \u00a0fundamental rights\u00a0, which must be inherently safeguarded.<\/p>\n

The statement continued: “In the case examined, in particular, the affectation of rights such as the \u00a0privacy of lawyer-client communications\u00a0, the impartiality and judicial independence, the advertising of the actions, the right to assess the evidence requested by defense, and \u00a0proportionality in the imposition of penalties\u00a0 and \u00a0restrictive measures of freedom\u00a0.” These concerns highlight the potential impact on not only Uribe’s situation but the broader framework of judicial fair play in Colombia.<\/p>\n

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The defense of the exmandatario will appeal the ruling in the first instance – Colprensa\/Istock credit<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Concerns also arose regarding alleged violations concerning the \u00a0privacy of attorney-client relationships\u00a0. The Colombian School of Jurists highlighted that, during proceedings, private communications were exposed, an action that they insisted violates not only professional secrecy but also fundamental \u00a0rights to privacy\u00a0 and due process. Such violations could hinder technical defense, potentially diminishing the effectiveness and trust in the judicial system.<\/p>\n

The institution also expressed concerns about the complexity and sheer volume of the original ruling.<\/b> They contended that the definitive document spans more than a thousand pages, making it challenging for defendants to comprehend the ruling in its entirety, which complicates their ability to formulate an adequate response.<\/p>\n

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Former President Uribe<\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The \u00a0extension and structure\u00a0 of the ruling are being labeled as problematic in terms of \u00a0proportionality\u00a0 and effectiveness concerning judicial motivations. The legal community suggests that clarity, conciseness, and coherence are vital to ensuring due process. An excessively elaborate ruling could obscure essential debates and lead to confounding interpretations.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, the Colombian School of Jurists affirmed their faith in the appellate process and expressed hope that Uribe’s rights would be fully acknowledged and reinstated during subsequent reviews, emphasizing the need for transparency and fairness in the judicial proceedings against him.<\/p>\n


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The ex-president is the first former president of Colombia to be convicted – Credit AP On August 1, 2025, Judge \u00a0Sandra Liliana Heredia\u00a0, of the 44th Criminal Court of the Circuit of Bogot\u00e1, sentenced former president \u00a0\u00c1lvaro Uribe V\u00e9lez\u00a0 to \u00a012 years in prison\u00a0. This ruling stemmed from his conviction for \u00a0procedural fraud\u00a0 and \u00a0bribery\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":160015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[27575,37866,4090,12017,24131,39905,2534,66,1981,895,869,3231,903,554,36936,39906],"class_list":["post-160014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mazagine","tag-12year","tag-alvaro","tag-college","tag-colombian","tag-expressed","tag-jurists","tag-legal","tag-light","tag-president","tag-prison","tag-process","tag-questioned","tag-ruling","tag-support","tag-uribe","tag-velez"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}