Colombia | Trial against former Pres. Alvaro Uribe was resumed - video Dailymotion

*Spanish Congress passes an embargo on trading arms to Israel. teleSUR

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00:00On Tuesday, the first criminal trial against former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe Vélez

00:05was resumed in the city of Bogotá. Uribe is accused of alleged crimes of bribery, procedural

00:10fraud and witness tampering. According to the authorities, the 43rd criminal proceeding

00:16took place in the Paloquemao courts in Bogotá. And on this occasion, three witnesses for

00:21the defense were summoned. According to Colombian media, both the prosecution and the defense

00:27have presented enough evidence. And at this stage of the trial, the court seeks to contrast

00:33the arguments of both parties in order to be able to issue a sentence. The defense of

00:38the former president announced that before June 30, they will finish the evidentiary practice

00:44while it has been mentioned that the end of the case is set for October 2025.

00:55In Spain, the Congress approved with 176 votes an embargo on the pressures of sale and sale

01:02of arms to Israel supported by the PSOE and JANs. The measure seeks to block any military

01:08equipment and fuel that would strengthen the Israeli offensive in Gaza. In this regard,

01:13the proposal amends the foreign trade law to hamper deals with nations accused of crimes

01:19against humanity by the International Court of Justice. The higher support of the chamber

01:23for the initiative came when the Interior Minister gave an account of the contract with an Israeli

01:29company for acquiring millions of bullets that the government ended up residing. In this sense,

01:35the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez intensified his criticisms of the Netanyahu administration

01:41for the violent incursions into Gaza backed up by the European Union and the United Kingdom.