BOGOTA – Powerful ex-Colombia President Álvaro Uribe was ordered freed from house arrest Saturday while he is investigated for possible witness tampering.A judge ordered Uribe’s release in a case that has divided this South American nation and exposed lingering tensions over Colombia’s peace accord for ending a half-century conflict with leftist guerrillas.
The country’s Supreme Court ordered Uribe detained in August during the investigation, shocking Colombians and unleashing protests in favor and against the decision.