Posted on 04/22/2008 7:12:38 PM PDT by RDTF
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - Costa Rica has rejected a political asylum request by a Colombian presidential confidante accused of having ties with right-wing paramilitaries.
The Foreign Ministry says that former Sen. Mario Uribe's request is inadmissible based on information shared with them by Colombian prosecutors. Uribe is a second cousin and close ally to Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.
Colombia's chief prosecutor ordered Mario Uribe's arrest on Tuesday -snip-
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