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👩⚖️ Uribe sentenced, Bolivians panicked
Álvaro Uribe convicted of witness tampering. Banking crisis hurts Bolivia’s financial inclusion process.
COLOMBIA
Judge rules Uribe bribed witnesses to conceal ties with paramilitary

Reporters crowd around former President Álvaro Uribe upon his arrival at the Palace of Justice in Bogotá. Photo: Sebastian Barros/Shutterstock
Colombia’s two-term former President Álvaro Uribe, arguably the country’s most influential political leader since the Cold War era, was convicted of bribery and procedural fraud in a case that will further harm his legacy.
A lower circuit judge ruled that Uribe was involved in a scheme to tamper with witnesses through bribes and political pressure, aiming to conceal his links with a paramilitary organization.
The ruling marked the end of a 13-year legal battle that began when…

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