Overview

• The Tribunal Superior de Bogotá rejected a provisional injunction from Uribe’s defense seeking to lift his house arrest.
• His legal team has pursued both an amparo request and a tutela action claiming the first-instance conviction infringed his due process, presumption of innocence and dignity rights.
• On August 1, Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia found Uribe guilty of procedural fraud and witness tampering and sentenced him to 12 years under house arrest.
• The tribunal must resolve the tutela petition and deliver a second-instance decision by early October, after which either side could appeal to the Supreme Court.
• The high-profile appeals will shape legal precedent in Colombia and deepen political polarization over Uribe’s claims of persecution.