Thousands of Colombians took to the streets of the nation’s main cities on Thursday in support of conservative former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez after he was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest.
According to the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo , the peaceful demonstrations took place in over 28 of the country’s cities, including its capital Bogotá. Many of the participants wore white clothing and bore Colombian flags and banners and flyers with messages of support to Uribe.
Although all of the rallies were peaceful, El Tiempo reported that in the city of Cali a small group of six anti-Uribe rioters attempted to incite a fight with a group of…
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