Tag: Alvaro Uribe

• Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Brother of former Colombian President Uribe sentenced to 28 years in jail

  

  A high court in Colombia on Tuesday sentenced Santiago Uribe Vélez, the brother of former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002-2010), to 28 years and three months in prison, overturning a previous acquittal. The defendant was found guilty of creating and financing the far-right paramilitary group known as 'Los doce apóstoles' (The Twelve Apostles).

• Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 00:43 UTC

  Colombia: Uribe acquitted by Bogotá court citing procedural glitches

  

  The Superior Court of Bogotá acquitted former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) on Tuesday, revoking his 12-year house arrest for bribery and procedural fraud.

• Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:21 UTC

  Former Presidents Abdo and Uribe review Latin American issues

  

  Like-minded former Presidents Mario Abdo Benítez of Paraguay (2013-2018) and Álvaro Uribe of Colombia (2002-2010) met Monday at the latter's home in the department of Antioquia to exchange views on the situation in their respective countries and in Latin America.

• Wednesday, August 20th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

  Bogotá court orders Uribe's release pending further appeals

  

  A Bogota High Court on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, thereby revoking Judge Sandra Heredia's 12-year house arrest sentence that Uribe had been serving after being found guilty of bribery and procedural fraud.

• Saturday, August 2nd 2025 - 07:16 UTC

  Uribe lashes out against court ruling: “They want to destroy a voice of democratic opposition”

  

  Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez appealed on Friday the ruling that sentenced him to 12 years of house arrest for procedural fraud and witness tampering, delivering a fiery speech in which he described the decision as a “political move” aimed at silencing “democratic opposition.”

• Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 10:29 UTC

  World leaders express solidarity with Uribe

  

  Many rightwing leaders expressed their solidarity with former Colombian President Álvaro Urive (73) after he was convicted of bribery and procedural fraud by a Bogotá court earlier Monday.

• Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 01:25 UTC

  Bogotá court finds Uribe guilty of bribery

  

  Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez was found guilty Monday of witness tampering and procedural fraud, making him the first former head of state in the country to be convicted of a crime. The 73-year-old right-wing politician, who served as president from 2002 to 2010, was accused of attempting to bribe and pressure imprisoned paramilitaries to retract or alter their testimonies linking him to illegal armed groups.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Uribe to become first former Colombian president under trial

  

  Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez will become the first former head of state of the South American country to be brought before the courts, the prosecution announced Tuesday in Bogota. The date for the start of the trial has not yet been set. Uribe faces bribery and procedural fraud charges.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Petro and Uribe hold unprecedented meeting to discuss Colombia's future

  

  Colombian political foes former President Álvaro Uribe and President-elect Gustavo Petro met Wednesday for a round of dialogue that was unthinkable not so long ago. Following Petro's invitation, the two rivals got together to build bridges during their first face-to-face encounter in Bogota.

• Saturday, December 11th 2021 - 09:06 UTC

  Colombian servicemen admit to “false positive” killings

  

  A group of Colombian servicemen charged with the so-called “false positives” during the fight against guerrillas before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) court Friday acknowledged their involvement in the murder of 247 people.