US EditionColombian Court Overturns Ex-President Uribe's Fraud and Witness Tampering Conviction
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Colombian court overturns ex-president Uribe's fraud and witness tampering conviction
An appeals court in Colombia has overturned the conviction of former president Alvaro Uribe. The ex-leader had been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest in August 2025 for witness tampering and procedural fraud related to accusations of links to far-right paramilitaries during his time in office from 2002 to 2010. It marked the first time in Colombia's history that a former president was convicted of a crime and sentenced.
Juan Esteban Lewin, editor-in-chief of El País América Colombia, analyzes the decision of the Bogotá Superior Court, which on Tuesday acquitted former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez on all criminal charges against him, in a sound and lengthy trial for alleged manipulation of witnesses. Although a cassation appeal against the sentence is announced, the former head of state is free to push forward the right-wing candidates in the legislative and pre…
The Straits Times
Stabroek NewsColombia ex-president acquitted in witness tampering case, senator to appeal
BOGOTA - A Colombian court on Tuesday struck down former President Alvaro Uribe's convictions for fraud and bribery in a lengthy legal saga over alleged witness tampering that could have resulted in him serving 12 years of house arrest, but a senator involved said he would appeal, which could take the case up to the Supreme Court. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Uribe's initial conviction and disqualification are nullified. The Prosecutor's Office still has the option of appealing the decision to the Supreme Court of Justice. Regeneration, […] The post Álvaro Uribe acquitted of bribing paramilitary witnesses was first published on RegeneraciónMX.
On October 21, Colombian justice acquitted former President Álvaro Uribe on the charge of exerting pressure on witnesses to conceal ties with extreme right paramilitary groups. Read
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