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Story summary
- Colombia’s Attorney General opened an investigation into President Alvaro Uribe for alleged links to a paramilitary group, massacres and a defender’s murder.
- Alvaro Uribe denounced the probe as persecution, accusing bias linked to Ivan Cepeda, while his fraud conviction was overturned and awaits a court ruling.
- The runoff will pit senator Ivan Cepeda against right-wing lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella, who has Uribe’s backing and vows a line on rebels.
