Colombia's former president Alvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest in a case that has divided the nation. Uribe was convicted on Monday of bribery and witness tampering, in a case over his connections to right-wing paramilitary groups.

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Former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest after being found guilty of procedural fraud and bribery of witnesses in criminal proceedings. The court also imposed a significant fine and barred him from holding public office. Uribe, who led Colombia from 2002 to 2010, was accused of offering benefits to former paramilitaries in exchange for favorable testimony.

The trial has been one of the most high-profile in Colombia's recent history, dividing public opinion. While some see the verdict as a sign of judicial progress, Uribe's supporters and the US government have criticized the proceedings as politically motivated. Uribe's legal team has announced plans to appeal the decision.

Ex-Colombian president given 12 years of house arrest

For years, he was Colombia's most powerful politician. But on Friday, former President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest, avoiding prison because of his age. To sentence Álvaro Uribe Vélez from Medellín to 144 months in prison or 12 years in prison, a fine of 2,420.5 minimum wages and disqualification from public office. Uribe was found guilty of procedural fraud and bribery of witnesses in criminal proceedings. Prosecutors said Uribe's emissaries offered benefits to former paramilitaries to testify in his favouring court. The trial was one of the most closely followed in Colombia's recent history. Uribe was Colombia's president from 2002 until 2010. While in office, he fought and largely disseminated left-wing groups that had terrorised much of the country. But critics say Uribe had close ties to paramilitary groups who helped in the fight, but were later found responsible for dozens of human rights abuses that happened while he was in office. All Colombians have realised justice can work in this country and we will believe in institutions again. The judge has itemised in detail all the process throughout the years and we believe the sentence is consistent and all the sentences to come will be complete as they're all connected. Therefore it's a relief for us Colombians. But Uribe's supporters say the former president is a victim of political persecution, an accusation echoed by the US government, which called the trial a weaponisation of Colombia's judicial branch by radical judges. Uribe's defence team says they will appeal the ruling. But for many in Colombia, this sentence is a giant step towards justice.

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