I t took Judge Sandra Heredia over ten hours on July 28th to read her judgment in the case against Álvaro Uribe, Colombia’s ...

Mr. Uribe, a towering figure in Colombian politics, was accused of trying to bribe a former paramilitary to retract testimony ...

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery in ...

Uribe, who denies any wrongdoing, has pledged to appeal following his conviction for witness tampering and bribery.

The ruling, which Uribe’s legal team said he will appeal, is the latest in a long-running, hugely politicised case.

In a courtroom ruling that stunned Colombia, a former president Alvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest.

His trial has been marked by legal and judicial irregularities.

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was convicted of witness tampering and bribery charges on Monday in a historic trial ...

Santiago Vásquez, 23, called Mr. Uribe “the best president Colombia has ever had,” describing him as the man who crippled the country’s largest rebel group, known as the FARC.

BOGOTA, Colombia — Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will be placed under house arrest while the Supreme Court pursues a witness-tampering investigation against him, dealing a titanic blow ...

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2019 file photo, senator and former president Alvaro Uribe arrives to the Supreme Court for questioning in an investigation for witness tampering charges in Bogota, Colombia.

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest after being found guilty of ...