The Colombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbaywho announced his intention to present himself to the presidential elections of Colombia next year, was shot in a campaign act in Bogotá this Saturday. The 39 -year -old politician was urgently transferred to a hospital where he underwent a “complex cerebrovascular surgical intervention.”
Who is Miguel Uribe Turbay, the Colombian senator shot in an attack in Bogotá
But, Who is Miguel Uribe Turbay? Member of the Uribista Democratic Center, Uribe is the son of the journalist Diana Turbay, who was kidnapped and killed in 1991 by Pablo Escobar’s men during one of the most violent periods in the country’s history. He is also grandson of former president Julio César Turbay, who ruled Colombia between 1978 and 1982.
Uribe, a critical critical of current President Gustavo Petro, maintains a close relationship with the former president Álvaro Uribe, although the two have no relationship. He has questioned Petro hard about the deterioration of security in A country ravaged by violence.
Uribe’s party, the conservative Democratic Center, was one of the first to issue a statement by qualifying the attack as “an unacceptable act of violence“Gustavo Petro also denounced” eternal violence “and said:” Respect life, that is the red line. “
The senator is a member of the Conservative Democratic Party, whose leader is the influential president Álvaro Uribe, who ruled Colombia between 2002 and 2018. It is one of the Candidates for next year’s elections.
Senator since 2022, before he was Secretary of Government of Bogotá and City Councilor. He was also a candidate for mayor of the capital, but lost in 2019. Last October, he announced that he aspires to be elected president in 2026 to succeed Gustavo Petro, who is a strong critic.
The Senate emphasizes that Uribe Turbay addresses issues of economics, employment, security and strengthening of the public force and that promoted laws to improve access to essential services, such as education and health, especially in remote regions.
They arrested Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay attackers
In a rapid reaction, The National Police captured one of the attackers at the scenewhile another was reached by the shots of the escorts and remains in medical custody.
He Defense Minister, Iván Velásquezhe announced through social networks that the Government offers a reward of up to 3,000 million pesos for information that allows the attack to clarify. At the same time, an investigation began to determine whether there was a political or criminal mobile behind the attack.
The news generated a wave of repudiation among leaders from different sectors. One of the first to pronounce was the senator and candidate María Fernanda Cabalwho expressed his solidarity with Uribe and demanded justice. Also the Mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando GalánHe condemned the fact and said that “the entire city is on alert to collaborate with the investigation.”
The senator Miguel Uribe Turbay It belongs to the party Democratic Centermain opposition force in Colombia, founded by the ex -president Álvaro Uribe Vélez. It comes from a family with strong political and media roots: he is the son of Diana Turbayjournalist killed in 1991 after being kidnapped by order of Pablo Escobarand grandson of the former president Julio César Turbay Ayalawho led the country between 1978 and 1982.
Source: Ambito
