Images of police officers outside of Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe’s house, in the Llanogrande area, near Medellin. Uribe attended virtually his hearing against him from his home. A Colombian judge sentenced still-powerful former president Alvaro Uribe to 12 years of house arrest, capping a long and contentious career that defined Colombian politics for a generation. Uribe, 73, received the maximum possible sentence after being found guilty of witness tampering. IMAGES