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Colombian Ex-president To Learn Fate In Witness Tampering Case

Alvaro Uribe was president of Colombia from 2002 to 2010 (Credit: AFP)

Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe will learn his fate Monday in a witness tampering case that saw him become the South American country's first-ever former head of state to be put on trial.

The 73-year-old, who was president from 2002 to 2010, is charged with "bribery of witnesses" in a separate investigation against him, and risks a 12-year prison sentence in the highly politicized case.

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