Colombia, Rejection of media 'Semana' increases after article about judge handling Uribe's case

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A few hours before the trial of former president Alvaro Uribe, the magazine "Semana" published an article about the case judge Sandra Liliana Heredia, delving into her private life and alleged ideological alliance. teleSUR

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00:00And precisely a few hours before the trial of former President Alba Rive, the magazine

00:04Semana published an article about the case Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia delving into

00:10her private life and alleged radiological alliance. The article prompted strong rejection

00:14from various sectors of the population who deemed it a tactic of intimidation and direct

00:19threat to judicial independence. These actions have also been described as an unacceptable

00:26form of media pressure, leading journalists and collectives to raise their voices in condemnation

00:31of the article, arguing that it unnecessarily exposes the judge and her family.

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