Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced by a judge on Friday to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official, in a long-running case over connections to former right-wing paramilitaries.

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery. The historic case has gripped the South American nation and tarnished

BOGOTA, Colombia — A judge sentenced Álvaro Uribe, the 32nd president of Colombia, to 12 years of house arrest. Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia’s sentencing on Friday follows convictions for witness tampering. Uribe, a Harvard-educated Democrat who served from 2002 to 2010, addressed Heredia in court.