The High Court in Bogota, Colombia, ordered the immediate release of former President Alvar Uribe, referring to his recent conviction for manipulating a witness for which he was sentenced to 12 years of home arrest. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called this “radical judges”.
Judge Leonel Rogeles Moreno asked “for the annulment of the fourth decision issued on August 1, 2025 44. The Criminal Court in the Bogot district, if it ordered an immediate discard of citizen of the citizen ALVARO URIBE, until she decided to make it. Decisions.
At the beginning of this month, Uribe became the first former president in Colombian history to be convicted of crime and received the maximum sentence allowed by law.
He was released from a domestic arrest after Tuesday’s court, which allows him to remain free while referring to his recent beliefs for manipulating witnesses. Uribe has been in his residence in Rionegro near Medellin in home arrest.
A 73 -year -old man who ruled Colombia from 2002 to 2010 and formed the country’s political landscape for generation, was sentenced to pressure on right -wing paramilitary members at the beginning of this month to deny their connection with it during the internal armed conflict. A twelve -year -old sentence was issued, the maximum allowed, which was the first time the Colombian former president was convicted of a crime.
Uribe, which is a conservative and closed ally, remains in Colombian policy. Even after leaving the office, he continued to influence the right wing of the country and played an important role in choosing the leaders of conservative parties. During his Presidency, he led a sharp intervention against drug cartels and the partisan Farc movement, actions that earned him strong support and hard criticism.
Uribe rejected this accusation as politically motivated and accused the Colombian left, now led by President Gustavo Petro, for the organization of prosecution. The appeal process is under the supervision of the High Court in Bogota, which stated that Uribe does not consider an air risk. The court of court must decide by 16 October whether to observe or overturn the convicts. If the decision is not issued by this date, the court proceedings will be annulled and URIBE will be cleaned.
“Waponization Judges Colombia judges”
The legal battle deepened the political division in the country. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned prosecution and called him without providing evidence, the case of “weapons judges in Colombia by radical judges”.
Meanwhile, Uribe continues to enjoy significant public support; Recent public opinion surveys rank him as the most popular political figure of Colombia.
The case against URIBE dates back to 2018 and has seen several efforts to reject it by various general representatives. However, according to the Prosecutor General Luz Camargo, named President Petro, he gained a new dynamics. Camargo supervised the commencement of court proceedings in May 2024, during which prosecutors called over 90 witnesses. Among them was at least one former semi -leaf fighter who testified that Uribe contacted him in an effort to change his testimony.
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