US EditionBrother of Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Is Sentenced for Backing Paramilitaries
Santiago Uribe was convicted for supporting The 12 Apostles, linked to at least 300 killings and disappearances in Antioquia during the 1990s civil conflict.
- A brother of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced to 28 years in prison for his alleged role in an illegal paramilitary group linked to hundreds of killings during the peak of Colombia's civil war.
- Santiago Uribe, now 68 and a horse breeder, was found guilty of murder and aggravated conspiracy by a panel of three judges in his home province of Antioquia.
- The ruling comes just weeks after a court in Bogota overturned a 12-year-prison sentence against former President Uribe, who was convicted of bribery and witness tampering in August.
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Brother’s Conviction Revives Old Ghosts Around Colombia's Álvaro Uribe
For many outsiders, Colombia’s war feels like history. Inside the country, it has burst back into the present after a court convicted the brother of a former president who still dominates politics. An appeals court in Antioquia has sentenced Santiago Uribe, younger brother of Álvaro Uribe, to 28 years in prison. Judges say he helped […]
Bribery, conspiracy, murder: The list of charges against the Uribe brothers is long, but while one of them has been acquitted after years of litigation, the other is expected to be held for a long time.
Brother of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced for backing paramilitaries
A brother of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Tuesday to 28 years in prison for his alleged role in a paramilitary group linked to hundreds of slayings during the peak of Colombia’s civil war. Prosecutors said that in…
Brother of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced for backing paramilitaries
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A brother of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Tuesday to 28 years in prison for his alleged role in an illegal paramilitary group linked to hundreds of killings during the peak of Colombia’s civil war. Prosecutors said that in the 1990s Santiago Uribe backed a group known as The […]
Brother of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced for backing paramilitaries
A brother of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Tuesday to 28 years in prison for his alleged role in a paramilitary group linked to hundreds of slayings during the peak of Colombia’s civil war.
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