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Colombia’s Ex-President Uribe Convicted of Witness Tampering

He faces a potential 12-year sentence after judges ruled he pressured ex-combatants to alter testimony.

Alvaro Uribe a été président de la Colombie de 2002 à 2010
Un manifestant tient une banderole sur laquelle est écrit «Uribe coupable», alors qu’il proteste contre l’ancien président colombien devant le tribunal de Paloquemao, à Bogota, en Colombie, le 28 juillet 2025.

Overview

  • On July 28, a Bogotá court found Uribe guilty of subornation of witnesses in a trial opened in May 2024.
  • Uribe has called the verdict political vengeance and lodged an immediate appeal to challenge the ruling.
  • U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the decision as a ‘judicial instrumentalization by radical judges’.
  • The case stems from a 2012 dispute with Senator Ivan Cepeda, with prosecutors presenting testimony from over 90 witnesses including a former paramilitary fighter.
  • Separate probes into a 1997 paramilitary massacre and an Argentine complaint over alleged extrajudicial killings under Uribe’s presidency remain open.