Judging the former Colombian president, the ruling for 12 years.

former Colombian President Alvaro Urby Friday was sentenced to 12 years in prison for arresting the house on charges of tampering and bribery in a historical case that acquired the South American state and distorted the legacy of the strong, conservative man.

The verdict, which Orepe said will be appealed, followed the trial of nearly six months in which the prosecutors presented evidence that he tried to influence the witnesses who accused the leader of the law and the regime of having links to a paramilitary group in the nineties.

“Politics prevailed in the issuance of the ruling.”

Orepe, 73, denied any violations. He faced up to 12 years in prison after his conviction on Monday.

His lawyer asked the court to allow Al -Thaibi to remain free while the ruling is appealed. Judge Sandra Heridia said on Friday that she had not granted the defense request because it would be easy for the former president to leave the country “to evade the sentence imposed.”

Heridia has also banned Orepe who filed his public position for eight years and a fine for him about 776,000 dollars.

Before the ruling on Friday, Urby Posted on X He was preparing for arguments to support his attractiveness. He added that one must “think about a solution more than the problem” during personal crises.

Until early October, the Court of Appeal will obtain a decision, either party can challenge before the Supreme Court of Colombia.

The former president rules from 2002 to 2010 with strong support from the United States. He is a polarized figure in Colombia, where many are attributed to saving the country from becoming a failed state, while others link him to human rights violations and the rise of paramilitary groups in the 1990s.

Heridia said on Monday that she had seen sufficient evidence to determine that Aurby conspired with a lawyer to persuade three former members of the paramilitary group, who were in prison, in changing the certificates they submitted to Ivan Sebida, a left -wing Senate member who launched an investigation into the alleged Orbi relations with a paramilitary group.

In 2012, Urby filed a defamation against Cibida at the Supreme Court. However, in the development, the Supreme Court rejected the accusations against Cibida and began an investigation into the Orbi.

Martha Penwella Rosalis, an object to the Urby party in the capital, Bogota, said she cried and prayed after hearing the sentence. “It is an extraordinary punishment. It deserves to be free,” she said.

Meanwhile, Sergio Andres Para, who was detained against Uriani outside the court, said that the punishment for 12 years was “sufficient”, and even if the former president is appeals, “history has already condemned him.”

During the Uriani presidency, the Colombia army achieved some of the largest victories of the battlefield against the oldest left rebellion in Latin America, prompting the revolutionary armed forces in Colombia into remote pockets and forcing the group’s leadership on peace talks that led to the peace talks that led Removing more than 13,000 fighters In 2016.