Uribe sentenced to 12 years house arrest

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A Colombian judge has sentenced former president Alvaro Uribe to 12 years under house arrest after convicting him of witness tampering and procedural fraud, marking the first time in the nation’s history that a former head of state has received a criminal sentence. Uribe, 73, remains one of the most influential figures in Colombian politics. He led the country from 2002 to