Colombian Senator Iván Cepeda, one of the many victims of the judicial process facing former President Álvaro Uribe, expressed his disagreement with the Bogotá Superior Court, which ordered the immediate release of the far-right politician, sentenced to 12 years of house arrest. Cepeda stated that this order is the result of "pressure" exerted by Uribe on the courts.

"We, the victims in this process, have always respected and abided by judicial decisions. Of course, we respect this one, but we do not share it," he stated from Congress, before assuring that he will take "actions (...) but with all calm and serenity, we respect this decision."

He stated that he is "fully certain that convicted former President Álvaro Uribe has been carrying out numerous actions to pressure the justice syst

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