Colombian President Gustavo Petro suggested Tuesday’s acquittal of the country’s former president Alvaro Uribe could open the door to sanctions from the United States given the Trump administration’s support for the right-wing leader.

Alvaro had been found guilty in July of bribing a paramilitary witness to lie about alleged links to him, but a Colombian appeals court overturned that conviction.

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Petro decried the latest ruling on social media, accusing Uribe of being aligned with Colombia’s right-wing paramilitary groups.

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