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Colombia ex-president Uribe sentenced to 12 years of house arrest, will appeal
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced by a judge on Friday to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official, in a long-running case over connections to former right-wing paramilitaries.
Colombian ex-president Uribe sentenced to 12 years house arrest
BOGOTA, Aug 2, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Colombian judge on Friday sentenced still-powerful former president Alvaro Uribe to 12 years of house arrest, capping a long and contentious career that defined Colombian politics for a generation.
Colombia's ex-president Uribe sentenced to 12 years house arrest for witness tampering
A Colombian judge on Friday sentenced former president Álvaro Uribe to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering, making him the first ex-head of state in the country’s history to be convicted and sentenced.
Twelve years house arrest for Colombian ex-leader Álvaro Uribe
The 73-year-old is the first ex-president in Colombia's history to be convicted of a crime.
Álvaro Uribe, a former president of Colombia, is convicted
I t took Judge Sandra Heredia over ten hours on July 28th to read her judgment in the case against Álvaro Uribe, Colombia’s president from 2002 to 2010. Her verdict, when it came, was that he was guilty of arranging the bribing of witnesses and of perverting justice.
Alert: Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced in his bribery case to 12 years under house arrest
Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced in his bribery case to 12 years under house arrest. The Hearst Foundations has awarded Washington State University with a $150,000 grant.
Remarks by Trump’s pick for ambassador spark a political storm in Argentina
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