Bogota's superior court has overturned a judge's order that former Colombia President Alvaro Uribe be held on house arrest while he appeals convictions for bribery of a public official and abuse of process,

Uribe denies the charges and has appealed the conviction to the Superior Tribunal in Bogota, the country’s capital. The court has until mid-October to issue a definitive ruling on the case, which has gripped Colombia and also provoked reactions from Uribe’s allies in the United States.

Bogota's superior court reversed a previous decision placing former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe under house arrest. Uribe, accused of bribery and abuse of process, was appealing his convictions.