The Colombian Senator and Presidential Candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay is still in critical condition This Monday, after being shot during a political act. The Prosecutor’s Office investigates the reason for the attack, which evoked in the collective memory of Colombians the attacks suffered by public figures in past decades, in the context of violence linked to drug trafficking.
“The patient’s condition remains critical, with a limited response to medical treatments and interventions,” said the Santa Fe Foundation in Bogotá in its official statement.
The incident occurred on Saturday while Uribe Turbay, 39, offered a speech before dozens of people in a park in the Fontibón neighborhoodto the west of Bogotá. In videos recorded by attendees, a young man is observed who approaches him and shoots him, causing the senator to fall to the ground.
Shortly after the attack, a child under 15 was arrested as suspicious of having shots. The teenager was carrying a 9 mm Gock gun and was also injured during his apprehension, so he remains hospitalized in a Bogotá clinic. The authorities offered a reward greater than $ 70,000 for information that allows identifying the intellectual responsible for the attack.
The causes of the attack
Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo He pointed out that various hypotheses are handled on the reasons for the attackranging from an attempted political destabilization to retaliation by illegal armed groups. In addition, he indicated that the origin of the weapon seized the detainee is being investigated.
As part of the investigation, The authorities are analyzing more than 1,000 recordings documented by the journey of the attacker, from his departure from home to his arrival at the political rally.
This attack on Uribe Turbay, a conservative politician with presidential aspirations, has aroused concern about the resurgence of political violence in Colombia, a phenomenon that already claimed the lives of several presidential candidates in the past, especially during the 1990s.
President Gustavo Petro, first left -wing president in the country’s history, announced a reinforcement in security measures for opposition leaders and the families of government officials, who have also denounced recent threats, although the possible perpetrators have not been revealed.
Who is Miguel Uribe Turbay
Miguel Uribe Turbay is a Colombian lawyer and politician born on January 28, 1986 in Bogotá. Member of the right -wing party Democratic Center, was Councilor for Bogotá, Secretary of Government and Senator of the Republic. She is the grandson of former president Julio César Turbay Ayala and her mother, the journalist Diana Turbay, was kidnapped and killed in 1991 by the Medellín cartel when he was five years old. In March 2025, Uribe Turbay announced his presidential candidacy for the 2026 elections.
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