Court to Decide Uribe's Fate: Will Conviction Stand or Be Overturned?

The Superior Council of Judicature is set to review Álvaro Uribes conviction for cohecho and electoral fraud, determining if his 12-year house arrest sentence will be upheld or overturned.

• The Superior Council of Judicature in Bogotá is deliberating on the appeal of Álvaro Uribe, who was sentenced to 12 years of domiciliaria for fraud and witness bribery.
• Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia imposed the 12-year sentence on Álvaro Uribe, citing evidence of cohecho and electoral fraud in the case against him.
• The case against Álvaro Uribe was progressing rapidly, with the appeal being heard just three days before the deadline for procedural law to expire on the conviction.