Colombia
International20/08/2025
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A Colombian court orders the immediate release of former President Álvaro Uribe.

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Demonstration by supporters of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe during the reading of his sentence in a Bogotá court.Mauricio Dueñas /Efe

The Superior Court of the Judicial District of Bogotá ordered this Tuesday the immediate release of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) pending a ruling on the appeal of his sentence. Uribe is sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for a bribery case.