Colombia's former president Alvaro Uribe found guilty of bribing witnesses

by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 28, 2025

A Bogota judge on Monday found Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe guilty of bribing witnesses and filing fraudulent charges.

In a historic verdict, judge Sandra Liliana Herrera confirmed that Uribe bribed witnesses in order to press fabricated criminal charges against Senator Ivan Cepeda.

The prosecution failed to prove that Uribe bribed a witness to fabricate claims that Justice Minister Eduardo Montealegre illegally opened investigations into the former president and his brother Santiago when Montealegre was Prosecutor General.

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Cepeda pressed criminal charges against Uribe in 2011 based on the testimonies of two former members of the paramilitary organization AUC.

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While this investigation was ongoing, Monsalve survived two assassination attempts. A second witness was assassinated.

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https://colombiareports.com/colombias-former-president-alvaro-uribe-found-guilty-of-bribing-witnesses/



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