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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