Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery
Aug 1, 2025 | 1:31 PM
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years under 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 him of having links to a paramilitary group in the 1990s.
Uribe, 73, faced up to 12 years in prison after being convicted on Monday.
He has denied any wrongdoing and characterized the case as “political persecution.”
