US EditionColombia 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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Uribe lashes out against court ruling: “They want to destroy a voice of democratic opposition”
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez appealed on Friday the ruling that sentenced him to 12 years of house arrest for procedural fraud and witness tampering, delivering a fiery speech in which he described the decision as a “political move” aimed at silencing “democratic opposition.”
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.
Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery
BOGOTA, Colombia — Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery in a historic case that gripped the South American nation and tarnished the conservative strongman’s legacy. The sentence, which Uribe said will be appealed, followed a nearly six-month trial in which prosecutors presented evidence that he attempted to influence witnesses who accused the law-and-order lead…
The former president of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez has been sentenced on Friday to 12 years of home imprisonment, a penalty that will be applied immediately. It is the decision of the judge Sandra Heredia, who on Monday sentenced the ex-mandator in the most important judicial case in the recent history of Colombia. The sentence, filtered shortly before the public reading called by the judge, may be appealed by Uribe’s defense. The jurist has be…
With Álvaro Uribe, a Colombian ex-president has been convicted for the first time. Now the sentence is clear: twelve years he is to be arrested for bribery and fraud. But the trial could go on.
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