A Colombian appeals court on Tuesday overturned the controversial conviction of conservative former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez on bribery and witness tampering charges.
A three-judge panel from the Bogotá Superior Tribunal led by Judge Manuel Merchán determined that the now-overturned August sentence against Uribe was marred with violations of the former president’s rights.
Uribe, 73, is one of the most prominent conservative figures in Colombia, a two-time president between 2002 and 2010, and the leader of the conservative Democratic Center party. For over a decade, Uribe has been at the center of an extremely convoluted legal process that…
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