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Ex-Colombian president Álvaro Uribe guilty of witness-tampering
- On July 28, 2025, Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia of Bogota’s 44th Criminal Circuit Court found ex-President Alvaro Uribe guilty of procedural fraud and witness tampering, marking Colombia’s first such conviction.
- During a political debate 13 years ago, Ivan Cepeda alleged Uribe tried to persuade Juan Guillermo Monsalve not to testify, Heredia ruled on this matter.
- In a 10-hour court reading session, Heredia reviewed evidence and more than 90 witnesses testified, stating `Justice does not kneel before power`.
- Following the ruling, Uribe may serve up to 12 years in prison or opt for house arrest, with Heredia expected to announce the sentence later.
- Looking toward 2026, the verdict risks sparking U.S. aid cuts next year, as it deals a blow to Colombia’s conservative right less than a year before the election.
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The former president from 2002 to 2010 is a tenor of the right and a figure in the Colombian political scene. This court decision can be appealed.
The ex-mandator has been convicted of bribery and procedural fraud for a case that he tried to open against left-wing senator Ivan Cepeda and is exposed to a prison sentence of at least four years, which he presumably will serve with house arrest. Colombia's Justice has found guilty the country's former president, Álvaro Uribe, in the trial for bribery, procedural fraud and bribery in criminal proceedings. Uribe has thus become the first ex-mand…
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der Standard DEThe former head of state was charged with witness bribery and trial fraud. His lawyers announced appeal. Uribe himself participated in the trial via video transmission.
July 28, 2025 – Bogotá – EFE. Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, who ruled between 2002 and 2010, was convicted in the first instance for the crimes of bribery in criminal proceedings and procedural fraud. Judge Sandra Heredia, in charge of the case, described him as “the most powerful man in the country” and issued a landmark ruling that makes him the first former Colombian prosecutor to be convicted criminally, with a sentence that could…
A Colombian court found former President Alvaro Uribe guilty of witness tampering on Monday, AFP reported. The 73-year-old right-wing politician became the first former president of the South American country to be convicted. Uribe faces up to 12 years in prison, with the sentence to be decided later.
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