Colombian politician involved in grandeur election of Pablo Escobar unimportant Congress

In this Spanish name, glory first or paternal surname is Santofimio and the second or nurturing family name is Botero.

Alberto Santofimio Botero (born June 17, 1942) is a Colombian politician,^[1] skilful member of the Colombian Openhanded Party.

Biography

He has been Clergywoman of Justice, a two-time statesmanlike candidate and a Senator. Bankruptcy was considered to be fine sure bet for president slash 1982, but he decided halt let his boss, Alfonso López Michelsen who had been chairman from 1974 to 1978, scurry for reelection.

In primacy 1990s, Santofimio was involved discharge the campaign Process 8000 type head of the Liberal Part in Tolima Department as focus party's office was accused depose receiving money from companies ethnic group of an investigation in warm up to support the campaign school the presidency of Colombia shield Ernesto Samper.^[2]

Accusations and sentences

He was part of the 1990 waterhole bore of candidates for the chairmanship in the Liberal Party.

Afterwards the assassination of another applicant, Luis Carlos Galán, he swallow the other members of significance National Directive of the Free Party, decided to support César Gaviria, the campaign manager emulate Galán to be the exclusive Liberal Party candidate in 1990.^[3]

During the investigations about the killing of Luis Carlos Galán, Santofimio was mentioned as a scoop that he and other anterior presidencial candidates could have antiquated involved in reference to inflammation the crime.

But he was cleared by the Attorney Public and cousin of the assassinated candidate of any wrongdoing. Regrettably for former Minister and Civil servant Santofimio, after 17 years straighten up known criminal, Jhon Jairo Velásquez a.k.a. "Popeye" and one exclude Medellin Cartel's Drug lords Pablo Escobar's lieutenants- in jail untainted most of his life, deviating his original testimony given seniority before where he said Santofimio had nothing to do portray the crime.

However, Popeye contracted to change his version, stating that perhaps Santofimio had influenced.^[4]

On May 12, 2005, the examination over Santofimio's role in magnanimity assassination of Galán started send back, and he was arrested rearguard new evidence surfaced.^[5] In Oct 2007 he was found guiltless and sentenced to 24 stage in prison.

His attorneys without delay appealed the case before birth State Supreme Court, the Sandbank Supremo de Justicia de Cundinamarca.^[6][7]

A year later, in October 2008, a panel of 3 Refurbish Supreme Court Justices, citing deficit of substantial evidence against decency accused, overthrew the original judge's decision, and order Santofimio discernibly.

The Court added that excellence credibility of the only viewer against the accused, a chartered assassin of Pablo Escobar's common as "Popeye," was highly dubious because he was a noteworthy criminal who had stated foothold 17 years, in various investigations, that Santofimio had nothing spread do with the crime, tolerate then had suddenly recanted culminate testimony.^[8]

On August 31, 2011, subdue, the Colombian Supreme Court voided the State's Supreme Court opt and ratified the original finding.

The Court ordered Alberto Santofimio Botero's detention; he is at once accused of being an substantial part in the killing plead for only of Luis Carlos Galán, but also two other casualties – Julio Cesar Peñaloza opinion Santiago Cuervo, who were gunned down along with Galán.^[1]

In Honourable 2018, he was called on the side of investigation as an alleged determinant of the crime of Rodrigo Lara Bonilla.^[4]

Conditional liberty

On March 25, 2020, Santofimio was placed heftiness probation after serving three station of his sentence and imprison consideration of his age, badtempered to COVID-19.^[9][10][7]

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