BOGOTA: Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will be sentenced on Friday to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official, according to a document seen by Reuters and a source with knowledge of the matter. Uribe was convicted of the two charges on Monday by Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia in a witness-tampering case that has run for about 13 years. He has always maintained his innocence. The information, also published by local media, came hours ahead of the hearing where Heredia will read the sentence in court.

La jueza Sandra Heredia dicta una pena de aplicación inmediata por los delitos de fraude procesal y soborno en actuación penal

El expresidente de Colombia Álvaro Uribe fue condenado a 12 años en prisión domiciliaria por fraude procesal y soborno en actuación penal.

BOGOTA: Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will be sentenced on Friday to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official, according to a…

L’ancien dirigeant de droite âgé de 73 ans, qui fut président de 2002 à 2010, a en outre été interdit d’exercer toute fonction publique pendant plus de huit ans.

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest for bribery in criminal proceedings and procedural fraud.

It marks the first time in country’s history that an ex-president has been convicted of a crime and sentenced

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest after being found guilty of procedural fraud and witness bribery.

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

The verdict was pronounced at the court session streamed on the website of the Caracol Radio

The 73-year-old is the first ex-president in Colombia's history to be convicted of a crime.

His trial gripped the country, tarnishing the legacy of a politician credited by many for saving the country from becoming a failed state.

Kolumbiens früherer Präsident Álvaro Uribe will gegen seinen Schuldspruch in Berufung gehen. Damit bekommt er das höchstmögliche Strafmaß.

El dirigente más relevante del último cuarto de siglo en el país ha anunciado un recurso contra su detención domiciliaria

El uribismo reivindica a su líder, condenado a doce años de detención domiciliaria, y convoca a sus seguidores a las calles este 7 de agosto