By , BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia’s Supreme Court placed former President Alvaro Uribe under house arrest in a unanimous decision on Tuesday while a fraud and witness tampering case continues.Uribe, a mentor of President Ivan Duque who now serves as a senator, has repeatedly declared his innocence in the case and questioned the court’s independence.The court reached the decision after concluding there was potential for obstruction of justice to take place, it said in a statement.“Senator Uribe will serve out his confinement in his residence, from where he can continue to mount his defense,”...…By , BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia’s Supreme Court placed former President Alvaro Uribe under house arrest in a unanimous decision on Tuesday while a fraud and witness tampering case continues.Uribe, a mentor of President Ivan Duque who now serves as a senator, has repeatedly declared his innocence in the case and questioned the court’s independence.The court reached the decision after concluding there was potential for obstruction of justice to take place, it said in a statement.“Senator Uribe will serve out his confinement in his residence, from where he can continue to mount his defense,”...WW…

By , , (Reuters) - About two dozen migrants deported from the United States on a flight to Colombia last month have since tested positive for the coronavirus, two people familiar with the matter said, adding to worries U.S. deportations could be spreading the disease.Of the 64 migrants deported by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) on a March 30 flight, approximately 24 have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the people said.ICE said at the time that it then used the same plane to repatriate Americans who had been stranded in...…By , , (Reuters) - About two dozen migrants deported from the United States on a flight to Colombia last month have since tested positive for the coronavirus, two people familiar with the matter said, adding to worries U.S. deportations could be spreading the disease.Of the 64 migrants deported by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) on a March 30 flight, approximately 24 have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the people said.ICE said at the time that it then used the same plane to repatriate Americans who had been stranded in...WW…