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Court Orders Álvaro Uribe to Start 12-Year House Arrest as Appeal Looms

An appeal filed by his lawyers must be decided by mid-October to prevent the case from expiring.

Álvaro Uribe (Aufnahme vom 8. Juni 2025)
Der ehemalige kolumbianische Präsident Álvaro Uribe ist wegen Zeugenbeeinflussung zu zwölf Jahren Hausarrest verurteilt worden.
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Overview

  • The Supreme Court of Justice convicted Uribe on July 28 of witness tampering and procedural fraud, marking the first criminal conviction of a Colombian head of state.
  • Judge Sandra Heredia imposed a 12-year house arrest sentence, over €670,000 in fines and several years of political disqualification following the verdict.
  • On August 1 the court directed Uribe to begin serving his sentence immediately at his Finca, even though the ruling is not yet final.
  • His legal team lodged an appeal on procedural grounds, triggering a mid-October deadline after which the charges could lapse if the second instance does not issue a decision.
  • The case dates back to Uribe’s 2012 defamation suit against Senator Iván Cepeda and underscores ongoing debates over accountability for alleged paramilitary collusion during Colombia’s armed conflict.