Thursday, May 19, 2011

The Colombian Supreme Court rules that the computer information Ral Reyes has no legal validity

The Supreme Court of Colombia has decided today that the information from the computers of Raul Reyes, FARC leader killed in a military operation in March 2008, has no validity in court proceedings in the country, because the files were obtained illegally. The high court considers that the material has been used in several trials of Colombian politicians, including Sen.

Piedad dismissed Córdoba, was collected by soldiers who had no judicial police functions. This decision stems from the case against the former deputy of the opposition Democratic Pole party, Wilson Borja, who is accused of having contacts with the guerrillas, Colombian media reported. However, it is believed that this decision affect other cases also supported the content of these computers, including the Liberal party's former senator, Piedad Cordoba, and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, who according to information from those files allegedly received funds to finance his campaign in 2006.

Last year, the attorney general (fiscal), Alejandro Ordóñez, issued an order of dismissal and disqualification for a period of 18 years from Cordoba to consider their links with the FARC went beyond mediation authorized by the Government releases of the hostages. In light of this decision, the exlegisladora has raised the possibility that the Attorney General committed a crime of trespass.

"If the Supreme Court said that the tests that are unlawful dismissed me, what do you think will happen?", Wrote in his Twitter account. Before issuing this opinion, the Supreme Court had ordered to file cases against two politicians of the Democratic Pole, Gloria Ines Ramirez and Jorge Enrique Robledo, and a Liberal Party-Luis Fernando Velasco, posed questions to the test .

Hours after the announcement of the decision, the Attorney General's Office (OTP) has reportedly filed an administrative appeal before the highest court to continue proceedings against Borja and Cordoba, according to RCN radio. The Colombian authorities seized the computers after the death of Reyes, which occurred in March 2008 because of a barrage of Colombia to the camp where he took refuge in Ecuador.

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