In a watershed moment for Colombia, former President Álvaro Uribe has been convicted of witness tampering. The ruling marks the culmination of a politically charged legal saga that began over a decade ago.
Uribe had accused leftist Senator Iván Cepeda of falsely linking him to paramilitary groups. The Supreme Court not only rejected those allegations but launched an investigation into Uribe’s own conduct.
Prosecutors claimed Uribe contacted imprisoned ex-paramilitaries and urged them to alter statements. Testimony from one such witness substantiated these claims and proved vital to the case.
With more than 90 witnesses and months of proceedings, the court delivered its judgment. Uribe now awaits sentencing in what could become a transformative moment in Colombia’s democratic accountability.