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Former President's Brother Sentenced to 28 Years for Homicide

11/26/2025

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A three-judge panel in Antioquia sentenced Santiago Uribe, brother of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, to 28 years and three months in prison for homicide and criminal conspiracy tied to paramilitary groups.
The panel found Uribe guilty of leading an illegal armed group in the 1990s that murdered several deemed undesirable, overturning a prior acquittal.
Alvaro Uribe expressed sorrow over his brother's sentence and remains influential in Colombian right-wing politics.

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A three-judge panel in Antioquia sentenced Santiago Uribe, brother of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, to 28 years and three months in prison for homicide and criminal conspiracy tied to paramilitary groups.
The panel found Uribe guilty of leading an illegal armed group in the 1990s that murdered several deemed undesirable, overturning a prior acquittal.
Alvaro Uribe expressed sorrow over his brother's sentence and remains influential in Colombian right-wing politics.