Weekly Report - 22 February 2018 (WR-18-07)

Former president Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) already faces a range of court investigations over alleged human rights violations and links to paramilitary groups. On 17 February it became evident that there is one more on the list: the supreme court opened a case to investigate whether now-senator Uribe has been involved in witness tampering. The news came just three weeks before the congressional elections on 11 March and may influence the performance of his right-wing Centro Democrático (CD).