His trial gripped the country, tarnishing the legacy of a politician credited by many for saving the country from becoming a failed state
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced on Friday to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery in a historic case that gripped the South American nation and tarnished the conservative strongman’s legacy.
The sentence, which Uribe said will be appealed against, followed a nearly six-month trial in which prosecutors presented evidence that he attempted to influence witnesses who accused the law-and-order leader of having links to a paramilitary group in the 1990s.
Uribe, 73, has denied any wrongdoing and characterised the case as “political persecution”. He faced up to 12 years in prison after being convicted on Monday.
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