B OGOTÁ, Colombia—Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, an icon of the Latin American right whose government worked with the U.S. to battle Marxist rebels, was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest in a witness-tampering case related to the country’s long-running internal conflict.

Uribe, who denies any wrongdoing, has pledged to appeal following his conviction for witness tampering and bribery.

Colombian former President Álvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and a fraud charge. The 73-year-old is the first former president in