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Colombia ex-president Uribe sentenced to 12 years of house arrest, will appeal
COLOMBIA, AUG 1 – Alvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years under house arrest in a landmark ruling, marking a significant moment in Colombia's judicial history.
- Álvaro Uribe, the former Colombian President, was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery on August 1, 2025, which he plans to appeal.
- The sentencing followed a trial where evidence indicated Uribe attempted to influence witnesses regarding alleged links to a paramilitary group in the 1990s.
- Judge Sandra Heredia also prohibited Uribe from holding public office for eight years after his conviction.
- Uribe described the case as 'political persecution' and emphasized the need to focus on solutions during crises.
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Bogotá. Álvaro Uribe, former president of Colombia from 2002 to 2010, was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in house imprisonment, to a fine of $776 thousand and to disqualification from holding public office for 100 months and 20 days, for the crimes of bribery of witnesses and procedural fraud, announced Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia. The first instance ruling was appealed by the defense of the former president.
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In Colombia, a court sentenced former President Uribe to twelve years of house arrest.
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Euronews.rsThe 73-year-old, who is accused of witness tampering and fraud, became the first former head of state to be convicted and deprived of his liberty in Colombia.
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