Overview

• The first-instance 12-year sentence for procedural fraud and witness bribery remains in place as the Tribunal Superior de Bogotá conducts the second-instance review due by mid-October.
• The tribunal’s decision revoking house arrest criticized the initial rationale as “vague, indeterminate and imprecise” and noted no objective indication of an escape plan.
• A judges’ rights organization asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to grant protective measures for Judge Sandra Heredia after reported death threats.
• President Gustavo Petro publicly rejected the release, and Senator Iván Cepeda said he respects but disagrees with the ruling.
• Uribe celebrated on X, saying he had received his release order, and he quickly reentered political activity with a rally where he pledged to focus on the 2026 elections.