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Colombia's Supreme Court orders Álvaro Uribe under house arrest

On 4 August 2020 Colombia's Supreme Court ordered former President Álvaro Uribe, then a senator, to be placed under house arrest while it investigated allegations of witness tampering and procedural fraud.

Álvaro Uribe (Wikimedia Commons portrait; person avatar reused as fact cover, land-pack1 pattern).

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On 4 August 2020 Colombia's Supreme Court ordered former President Álvaro Uribe, then a senator, to be placed under house arrest while it investigated allegations of witness tampering and procedural fraud. The order allowed his confinement at home for up to a year during the investigation.

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  1. 1.thebogotapost.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: uribe+house arrest+supreme court · verified
  2. 2.theguardian.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: uribe+house arrest+supreme court · verified

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Factrail. (2026). Colombia's Supreme Court orders Álvaro Uribe under house arrest. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/colombia-supreme-court-orders-uribe-house-arrest-2020-08-04

https://factrail.ai/facts/colombia-supreme-court-orders-uribe-house-arrest-2020-08-04

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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