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### Viewing cable 08BOGOTA3007, NO END IN SIGHT TO URIBE-SUPREME COURT POWER

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08BOGOTA3007 | 2008-08-15 17:05 | 2011-03-13 12:12 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Bogota
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    P 151721Z AUG 08
    FM AMEMBASSY BOGOTA
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    C O N F I D E N T I A L BOGOTA 003007

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/13/2018
    TAGS: PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM KJUS CO
    SUBJECT: NO END IN SIGHT TO URIBE-SUPREME COURT POWER
    STRUGGLE

    Classified By: Political Counselor John Creamer
    Reasons 1.4 (b and d)

    SUMMARY
    -------
    ¶1. (C) President Uribe used a statement by Senator Nancy
    Patricia Gutierrez accusing Auxiliary Supreme Court
    Magistrate Ivan Velasquez of irregularities in his
    para-political investigations, to slam the Supreme Court for
    "judicialclientalism" and nepotism.  Uribe urged Congress to
    proceed with judicial reform, and told members of Congress
    they could not remain "cowards" in the face of court
    investigations.  The Court backed Velasquez against Uribe's
    charges, and asked the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia)
    to investigate the allegations.  Uribe's Communications
    Director Jorge Eastman told us Uribe-Supreme Court relations
    had reached a "point of no return."  Police Director Oscar
    Naranjo privately agreed some magistrates are motivated by
    political bias, but noted that key Uribe advisors
    orchestrated at least two efforts to discredit the court.
    End summary.

    URIBE CONTINUES OFFENSIVE AGAINST COURTS
    ----------------------------------------
    ¶2. (U) President Alvaro Uribe continued his offensive against
    the Supreme Court the week of August 11, suggesting  that
    some court officials sought bribes in the para-political
    investigations and accusing the high courts of "judicial
    clientalism."   Uribe highlighted accusations of political
    bias by former Senate President Nancy Patricia Gutierrez.
    Gutierrez legally taped a court investigator assigned to
    Auxiliary Supreme Court Magistrate Ivan
    Velasquez--responsible for many para-political cases--who
    questioned whether Velasquez had acted legally in his
    investigations and intimated that the investigations were
    politically driven.  Uribe also cited allegations by former
    Senator Ruben Quintero--his private secretary during Uribe's
    tenure as Governor of Antioquia--that some magistrates have
    sought bribes from legislators in the para-political cases.

    ¶3. (U) Uribe used an August 13 meeting with his Congressional
    coalition on judicial reform to slam the courts for nepotism.
     The president said the courts had developed a system of
    "judicialclientalism" focused on garnering jobs for family
    members and allies throughout the different judicial
    institutions.  Uribe urged Congressional leaders to move
    forward on a controversial judicial reform proposal (reftel),
    and chastised members of Congress for being "cowards" in the
    face of para-political investigations.  Uribe insisted that
    Congress move ahead with the reform, saying "we cannot speak
    with fear!"  Several legislators claimed to be afraid to
    support the reform package out of fear they would be later
    investigated by the court.

    COURT RESPONDS
    --------------
    ¶4. (U) The Supreme Court quickly rejected Uribe's statements
    and backed Velasquez, who said he would remain in office.
    The Supreme Court issued a declaration on August 12 that
    noted the seriousness of the Uribe/Gutierrez allegations and
    asked the Fiscalia to investigate the charges.  The court
    also asked the Fiscalia to investigate the court investigator
    taped by Gutierrez.  On August 14, the court issued a
    statement that it would provide both the Interamerican Court
    on Human Rights and the International Criminal Court
    information on supposed interference by the GOC in judicial
    affairs.  Velasquez, who previously suggested he might quit
    due to political pressure, said he would continue his
    para-political investigations.  In a series of high-profile
    interviews in the local press, Velasquez defended his actions
    point-by-point, and alleged that he and other magistrates
    have been victims of a "dirty tricks" campaign mounted out of
    the Casa de Narino.

    "POINT OF NO RETURN"
    --------------------
    ¶5. (C) Presidential Communications Director Jorge Mario
    Eastman told us Uribe's relations with the Supreme Court had
    reached a "point of no return."  Recent meetings with Supreme
    Court magistrates did nothing to improve executive-judicial
    relations.  Eastman said Uribe had a history with Velasquez

    dating back to Antioquia, and claimed that Velasquez--as well
    as other magistrates--were "out to get" Uribe and his
    political allies.  He reiterated the GOC view that some
    magistrates have criminal ties to former paramilitaries as
    well as links to the opposition, but admitted he had no proof
    to back up his allegations.  Eastman denied any Casa de
    Narino involvement in efforts to discredit Velasquez or other
    magistrates.

    ¶6. (C) Eastman said the GOC remains committed to its judicial
    reform package, but misjudged the reaction of the judiciary
    and Congress.  He said Interior and Justice Minister Fabio
    Valencia Cossio did not expect the entire judiciary to oppose
    his initial draft.  The reform was drafted by Valencia--as
    well as Eastman and Jose ObdulioGaviria--but Valencia has
    taken the hit inside the Casa de Narino for the proposal's
    poor start.  Luz Gutierrez, Valencia's Congressional liaison
    officer, told us the minister, a long-time senator himself,
    overestimated his ability to charm the courts and to move the
    reform quickly in Congress.

    SOME MAGISTRATES AGAINST URIBE
    ------------------------------
    ¶7. (C) National Police Commander General Oscar Naranjo told
    us he agreed that some magistrates have allowed politics to
    influence their judicial rulings.  The court's judicial
    tactics, including evaluation of witness credibility, has
    been flawed in some case.  He noted that the jailing of
    para-politicians during preliminary stages of investigations
    ("indagatoria"), as opposed to the later accusation phase of
    judicial proceedings, was uncommon and had led to suspicions
    of political bias.  Naranjo said Magistrate Yesid Ramirez had
    ties to known Italian narco-trafficker Giorgio Sale, but
    added that most magistrates were clean.

    ¶8. (C) Naranjo said President Uribe constantly pushes him to
    provide added security to Court magistrates, leading him to
    discount any Uribe involvement in a dirty tricks campaign
    against the court.  Still, he said presidential advisor Jose
    ObdulioGavaria was behind a recent attempt to discredit
    Velasquez using former paramilitaries in Medellin.Naranjo
    noted that former Senator Mario Uribe had orchestrated a
    similar effort involving a former paramilitary ("Tasmania")
    who claimed Velasquez had offered him legal benefits to
    implicate Uribe in a murder.  During the subsequent Fiscalia
    investigation, "Tasmania" recanted his testimony.  He claimed
    that he had been paid by former paramilitary Juan Carlos
    Sierra (El Tuso), who was recently extradited to the United
    States, to make the false allegations.
    BROWNFIELD

    =======================CABLE ENDS============================

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