Colombia ex-president Uribe convicted of bribery, abuse of process
Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia delivered the verdict after a lengthy legal battle spanning 13 years.
Uribe, 73, was acquitted of a separate bribery charge. The ruling remains subject to appeal.
The case has been highly politicized, with Uribe and his supporters denouncing it as persecution while critics view it as long-overdue accountability for his alleged ties to right-wing paramilitaries.
'Justice does not kneel before power,' Heredia told the court before reading her 1,000-page decision over nine hours.
'It is at the service of the Colombian people.' She added, 'We want to say to Colombia that justice has arrived.'
Each charge carries a potential prison sentence of 6 to 12 years. Heredia will determine Uribe's sentence in a later hearing.
The former president has consistently denied wrongdoing, framing the case as a political attack. - Reuters
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