Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has been found guilty of witness tampering and bribery charges in a historic trial that gripped the South American nation and threatened to tarnish the conservative strongman’s legacy.

American officials and senators back the accusations about the ‘weaponization of the judiciary.’ Gustavo Petro replies that these remarks are ‘an intrusion into national sovereignty’

The ruling, which Uribe’s legal team said he will appeal, is the latest in a long-running, hugely politicised case.