The Drummond Plaintiffs have subpoenaed former Colombian President Uribe during his stay in the United States to compel his attendance at a formal deposition in the court case. Mr Uribe has direct knowledge of several key issues in the case, including the extent of government military support to protect the Drummond mining facilities in Colombia, the relationship and level of cooperation between the military forces and the AUC [United Self Defense Forces of Colombia], particularly in relation to the areas...where Drummond operated, the military's role om covering up war crimes committed by the AUC, and the efforts by the Colombian government...to suppress evidence of Drummond's relationship to the AUC.