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Montevideo, October 20th 2025 - 20:02 UTC

Tag: Colombia corruption

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

    Bogotá court orders Uribe's release pending further appeals

    Uribe had been sentenced by the 44th Criminal Court of the Bogotá Circuit to 12 years under house arrest

    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.