The Prosecutor’s Office has formally summoned former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe (2002‑2010) for an investigative interview regarding his involvement in the 1996 La Granja and 1997 El Aro massacres in Antioquia, as well as the 1998 murder of human rights defender Jesús María Valle Jaramillo, according to a statement from Uribe’s lawyers and a separate release from the Prosecutor’s Office confirming the formal investigation.

The case centers on Uribe’s tenure as governor of Antioquia (1995‑1997), when prosecutors say he facilitated and promoted paramilitary operations that used the Guacharacas estate—owned by the Uribe Vélez family at the time—as a base.

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The La Granja massacre left four dead and dozens displaced; the El Aro massacre killed 15 people and involved forced displacement, house burnings, and cattle theft. Uribe is also being investigated for his alleged role in the 1998 murder of Valle, a human rights lawyer who presided over the Permanent Committee for Human Rights of Antioquia and had denounced state inaction on the massacres. Valle was killed by AUC hitmen on February 27, 1998.

La Fiscalía Delegada ante la Corte Suprema de Justicia abrió investigación contra el expresidente Álvaro Uribe Vélez por su presunta responsabilidad en la conformación y acción de grupos paramilitares en Antioquia.

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The Prosecutor’s Office had previously announced in 2015 that it would investigate Uribe over the El Aro massacre, after witnesses reported seeing a governor’s office helicopter conducting surveillance during the paramilitary attack.

Uribe confirmed the summons on social media, quoting his lawyers’ notification. The charges under investigation include aggravated conspiracy and homicide of protected persons.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court confirmed a 28‑year prison sentence against Uribe’s brother, Santiago Uribe, for creating and financing the paramilitary group Los Doce Apóstoles, which operated in Yarumal, Antioquia. The court upheld his conviction for the 1994 murder of Camilo Barrientos.

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