A Colombian court has convicted former President Álvaro Uribe of witness manipulation, making him the country’s first ex-leader to be found guilty of a crime. The ruling, issued on Monday, confirms that Uribe sought to influence testimonies to avoid being linked to far-right paramilitary groups—a case dating back to 2012 when he baselessly accused leftist Senator Iván Cepeda. Prosecutors are seeking a 9-year prison sentence, marking a historic milestone in Colombia’s fight against elite impunity.
00:00A Colombian court has found the country's former president, Alba Uribe, guilty of witness tampering.
00:05Uribe, who served as president from 2002 to 2010, was convicted on Monday of trying to persuade witnesses to lie for him in a separate investigation,
00:14and the prosecutor is asking for a nine-year prison sentence.
00:18The case dates back to 2012, when Uribe accused the left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda of hatching a plot to falsely link him to right-wing paramilitary groups in the country.
00:27The court decided against Prosecutor Cepeda and pursued his claims against Uribe, who becomes Colombia's first-ever former head of state to be convicted of a crime.
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