Mr. Uribe, a towering figure in Colombian politics, was accused of trying to bribe a former paramilitary to retract testimony damaging to him.
Tag: Uribe, Alvaro
Colombian General and 10 Others Admit to Crimes Against Humanity
In the first hearing of its kind, officials admitted to orchestrating extrajudicial killings. But victims asked for more. “We know that there are powerful people behind you,” said one woman. “We need names.”
Colombia Seeks Justice for War Atrocities Via New Court
A court in Colombia is exposing atrocities in the country’s long civil war, trying to compile a record all sides can accept, and offering leniency to those who confess. Not everyone is pleased.
Álvaro Uribe’s Detention Deepens Colombia’s Divisions
Colombia’s most powerful politician is now under house arrest, drawing the country back into the pitched political battle it had been trying to overcome for years.
Colombia Supreme Court Orders Ex-President Álvaro Uribe Detained
A decision to put Mr. Uribe under house arrest as a fraud and bribery investigation unfolds could be a turning point in a nation used to seeing powerful politicians avoid prosecution.