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Héctor Ríos Morales

Marco Rubio Slams Colombia's Judiciary After Former President Uribe Is Convicted of Bribery, Tampering

Secretary of State Marco Rubio (Credit: Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Just hours after former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was found guilty of bribery and procedural fraud, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused the South American country's judicial branch of being weaponized against him, saying his only crime was defending his country.

"Former Colombian President Uribe's only crime has been to tirelessly fight and defend his homeland. The weaponization of Colombia's judicial branch by radical judges has now set a worrisome precedent," Rubio wrote on X.

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