Court rejects house arrest for Colombia ex-president Uribe during appeal


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Aug 2025

FILE PHOTO: Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe speaks to the press after attending his first criminal trial hearing, pleading not guilty to procedural fraud and witness bribery charges, in Bogota, Colombia February 10, 2025. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita/File photo

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Bogota's superior court has overturned a judge's order that former Colombia President Alvaro Uribe be held on house arrest while he appeals convictions for bribery of a public official and abuse of process, sources and a court document showed on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Carlos Vargas and Luis Jaime AcostaWriting by Julia Symmes Cobb)

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