After Diego Cadena’s Conviction, Lawyer Said the Sentence Against Álvaro Uribe Was Born Out of an “Ideological Hatred”

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In conversation with Infobae Colombia, law professional Julián Quintana explained why Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia's decision against former president was biased

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BOGOTÁ (AP) — A Colombian judge sentenced Diego Cadena, who was the lawyer of the influential former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez, to seven years in prison on Tuesday, concluding that he sought a prisoner to change versions that harmed the former president.

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The Colombian justice system has just struck a new blow in the most controversial trial of recent years: Diego Javier Cadena, former lawyer of former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, was sentenced to seven years in prison for the crime of bribery in criminal proceedings. The decision, taken by a Bogotá judge, determined that the criminal, known for his aggressive style and for being one of Uribe’s trusted men, must serve his sentence in home detent…

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The case is related to the same file for which the former right-wing man was also convicted.

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The former lawyer of former President Alvaro Uribe, Diego Cadena, was sentenced to seven years in house imprisonment for the crime of bribery in criminal proceedings. According to the judge, Cadena tried to alter the statement of ex-military Juan Guillermo Monsalve offering him judicial benefits to change his testimony about former President Alvaro Uribe and alleged links with paramilitarism. "Pressure on Monsalve shows that Diego Cadena acted w…