Overview
- Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia found Uribe guilty on two counts of procedural fraud and three counts of witness bribery.
- The sentence includes immediate house arrest at his Rionegro estate, a fine of roughly $578,000 to $820,000 and an eight-year ban on holding public office.
- This conviction marks the first criminal penalty imposed on a former Colombian head of state.
- Supporters decry the ruling as political persecution while international figures, including U.S. conservatives, warn of judicial overreach.
- The Bogotá Superior Court must issue its decision by mid-October to prevent the statute of limitations from expiring before any potential Supreme Court appeal.