Colombia's ex-president Alvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest.

A Colombian court has sentenced former President Alvaro Uribe, who held office from 2002 to 2010, to 12 years of house arrest for procedural fraud and witness bribery. This was reported on August 1 by the publication 20 minutos with reference to the text of the court order.

"Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for crimes related to procedural fraud and bribery in criminal proceedings," the article says.

It is noted that Uribe was also fined $822,000 and deprived of the right to hold public office for more than eight years. According to the newspaper, the trial lasted 13 years. Uribe became the first Colombian leader to be convicted in a criminal case. The verdict can be appealed.

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