Overview
- The Superior Court of Bogotá annulled the part of the August 1 ruling that imposed immediate house arrest and ordered an immediate release warrant.
- The tribunal said Uribe is not a flight risk and allowed him to remain free while the appeal proceeds under a deadline for a final decision by October 16.
- The court set out that missing the October 16 deadline would annul the trial, which could result in Uribe going free.
- Uribe was convicted on August 1 of witness tampering and bribery and sentenced to 12 years of house arrest, becoming the first former Colombian president convicted of a crime.
- Prosecutors presented testimony from more than 90 witnesses, including ex-paramilitaries, as Uribe and allies denounced the case as politically driven and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio labeled it “weaponization” without offering evidence.