Colombia’s former president Álvaro Uribe has petitioned the Supreme Court to lift his house arrest while he appeals a 12-year ...

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

Judge Sandra Heredia wants the sentence to be applied immediately in what has become the most significant court case in ...

Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced by a judge on Friday to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process ...

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

Criticism of the conviction of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has sparked fears in the country that the U.S. will ...

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

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

Colombia’s conviction of a divisive former president is reigniting fierce debates about his all-out war on drugs just as an ...

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

His trial has been marked by legal and judicial irregularities.

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