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Colombia court seeks Uribe arrest | Colombia court seeks Uribe arrest |
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A Colombian court has ordered three days of detention for President Alvaro Uribe for allegedly ignoring a ruling to raise salaries of judicial staff. | A Colombian court has ordered three days of detention for President Alvaro Uribe for allegedly ignoring a ruling to raise salaries of judicial staff. |
The regional court in Sincelejo also issued similar orders against several government ministers and officials. | The regional court in Sincelejo also issued similar orders against several government ministers and officials. |
The rulings are unlikely to be carried out and could be struck down by the Supreme Court, correspondents say. | The rulings are unlikely to be carried out and could be struck down by the Supreme Court, correspondents say. |
The move comes amid a continuing stand-off between Colombia's judicial and executive branches. | The move comes amid a continuing stand-off between Colombia's judicial and executive branches. |
Some 30,000 officials are holding a strike to demand higher wages and more respect for the judiciary. | Some 30,000 officials are holding a strike to demand higher wages and more respect for the judiciary. |
Deadline 'missed' | Deadline 'missed' |
Three judges at the Sincelejo court in northern Colombia ruled that President Uribe and several government ministers had failed to enforce a legal ruling that raised wages of nearly 150 local judicial employees. | |
The ruling came after the staff had made a court appeal, arguing that the deadline for the president and government to act passed in February, according to Colombia's El Tiempo newspaper. | The ruling came after the staff had made a court appeal, arguing that the deadline for the president and government to act passed in February, according to Colombia's El Tiempo newspaper. |
Colombia's Supreme Court is now reviewing the Sincelejo court ruling. | Colombia's Supreme Court is now reviewing the Sincelejo court ruling. |
It was not immediately known when the Supreme Court would announce its decision. | It was not immediately known when the Supreme Court would announce its decision. |
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