When Justice Is Beaten Before It Can Speak
Introduction: A Silenced Witness, a Standing Tyrant
In Colombia, democracy is a mirage, and justice is a farce. The proof? A key witness in the Uribe case was brutally beaten in prison just before testifying against the former president. Coincidence? No. It is a modus operandi, a signature move, a well-oiled tradition where inconvenient truths are beaten into silence before they can be spoken.
While complicit media outlets look the other way, a former president accused of serious crimes continues to manipulate the justice system like a drug cartel leader settling scores. Uribe never left power—he just changed tactics.
1. An Inconvenient Witness? Problem Solved
In Colombia, there’s no need to bury the truth. Just beat it to death.
That’s exactly what happened: a prison guard violently attacked the key witness against Uribe, preventing him from testifying. This wasn’t an accident. It was a message. A warning. A threat.
This isn’t an isolated case. It’s part of a pattern of systematic witness intimidation, where justice is not served but silenced.
A justice system under Uribe’s influence, a sabotaged trial, and a truth beaten into submission—this is Colombia.
2. Uribe: A Political Cartel Governing Without a Mandate
Colombia doesn’t need a dictator. It has Uribe.
This man, whose name is synonymous with corruption and violence, continues to rule from the shadows, controlling the system with an iron grip.
• Judges who challenge him are removed.
• Prosecutors are replaced with loyal puppets.
• Mainstream media, funded by the country’s elites, remain silent.
Colombia’s judiciary is nothing more than a theatre play, where real criminals are protected, and those who dare to expose them are crushed.
3. Beating a Witness Is Cheaper Than Hiring a Good Lawyer
Why waste time on legal strategies when fists can settle the matter more efficiently?
• Inconvenient witnesses are beaten or mysteriously disappear.
• Judges with integrity are removed, replaced, or discredited.
• Journalists investigating Uribe face threats, exile, or worse.
The prison system has become an extension of Uribe’s political regime, a tool for silencing dissent rather than enforcing justice.
4. Colombia: Where Criminals Govern and Justice Ends Up in the Morgue
Being a witness in a trial against a powerful politician in Colombia is not a profession. It is a death sentence.
• Several witnesses against Uribe have already been murdered or assaulted.
• Journalists investigating his empire of impunity have been threatened or forced into exile.
• Judges who dared to confront him have seen their families threatened.
Meanwhile, the media remain conveniently silent. No exposés. No investigative reports. No front-page scandals.
Uribe doesn’t need an official government. He has a political cartel.
5. Colombian Democracy Is a Farce
Colombia is not experiencing a crisis of democracy. It is an authoritarian regime in disguise.
The silence of the media, the manipulation of institutions, and the physical elimination of opponents—these are not the characteristics of a democracy. They are the hallmarks of a mafia state.
If justice remains under Uribe’s grip, if this trial collapses under pressure, then the message is clear:
Impunity in Colombia is absolute.
Conclusion: Uribe, Colombia’s Eternal Nightmare
The trial of Álvaro Uribe is the ultimate test of Colombia’s judicial credibility.
If the justice system fails to hold him accountable, it will prove once and for all that the rule of law in Colombia is a sham.
Uribe’s empire is built on fear, violence, and manipulation. He has survived scandals, massacres, and overwhelming evidence against him.
But one day, he will fall. And when that day comes, there will be no prison guards left to beat justice into silence…
G.S.
