Uribe faces house arrest for fraud, bribery

Former President Álvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for procedural fraud and bribery. His house arrest requires a judicial verification of a bail payment and a fingerprinting process at his residence before the National Penitentiary and Prison Institute (Inpec) can formally execute the order. Uribe has also filed a legal challenge to delay house arrest until his conviction is final, while his defense appeals the sentence, with a deadline approaching to avoid the statute of limitations.