Archive · 2 Aug 2025
Colombia Ex-President Uribe Sentenced to House Arrest
Alvaro Uribe, who used to be the president of Colombia, was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest.
He was found guilty of trying to bribe someone and misusing the legal process.
He also has to pay a fine and can't hold public office for a while.
The case is about him possibly trying to influence witnesses in a case about his ties to paramilitaries, which are groups that have fought in Colombia's civil conflict.
Uribe says he is innocent, but the judge announced the sentence on Friday, and his legal team is planning to appeal the decision.
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest.
The sentence also includes a fine of $578,000 and a ban from public office for over eight years.
Uribe was convicted of abuse of process and bribery of a public official.
The case involved allegations of witness tampering and connections to former paramilitaries.
Uribe's legal team plans to appeal the ruling, with an appeal hearing scheduled for August 4.
- Who
- Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia.
- What
- Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official.
- When
- The sentencing occurred on Friday, with an appeal hearing scheduled for August 4.
- Where
- Colombia
- Why
- Uribe was convicted of abuse of process and bribery related to a witness-tampering case concerning his alleged connections to paramilitaries.
Detractors
Supporters
View of the Case
Detractors
Deserved comeuppance for a man accused of ties with paramilitaries.
Supporters
The process is a persecution.
- Defendant
- Alvaro Uribe
- Former Position
- Colombian President
- Sentence
- 12 years house arrest
- Fine
- $578,000
- Charges
- Abuse of process, bribery
- Judge
- Sandra Liliana Heredia
- Appeal Hearing
- August 4
Sources
Colombia ex-president sentenced to 12 years, local media reports
Colombia ex-president sentenced to 12 years of house arrest, document shows
Factbox-Uribe joins list of former Latin American presidents with criminal convictions
Colombia ex-president Uribe sentenced to 12 years of house arrest, document shows
Colombia’s former president Uribe sentenced to 12 years of house arrest