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New Indian Express
08-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe shot and wounded at campaign event
A Colombian right-wing opposition senator and candidate to next year's presidential election was in intensive care Saturday after being shot during a campaign event in Bogota, authorities said. A video circulating on social media shows 39-year-old Miguel Uribe giving a speech in front of several people when gunshots suddenly ring out. In other images he appears slumped against the hood of a white car, smeared with blood, as a group of men try to hold him up. Media reported the suspected shooter was a teenager who had been arrested. Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo told Caracol Radio that Uribe was in "intensive care." The 39-year-old right-wing opposition senator suffered two gunshot wounds to the head and one to the knee, according to the medical personnel who treated him. Uribe's party said in a statement that an "armed individual" had shot the senator from behind. The attack "not only endangers the life of a political leader, but also threatens democracy and freedom in Colombia," it said. Meanwhile, the government of leftist President Gustavo Petro said it "categorically and forcefully" condemned the attack on Uribe during the campaign event in the west of the capital. "This act of violence is an attack not only against his person, but also against democracy, freedom of thought, and the legitimate exercise of politics in Colombia," the presidency said in the statement. Uribe, a strong critic of Petro, is a member of the Democratic Center party, who announced last October his intention to run in the 2026 presidential election. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the assassination attempt, urging President Petro to "dial back the inflammatory rhetoric." "This is a direct threat to democracy and the result of the violent leftist rhetoric coming from the highest levels of the Colombian government," Rubio said in a statement. "President Petro needs to dial back the inflammatory rhetoric and protect Colombian officials," he added. The party leader, Colombia's influential former president Alvaro Uribe, meanwhile described the shooting as an attack against "a hope for the country." Bogota Mayor Carlos Galan said on X that "the shooter has been captured." Local media reported that a 15-year-old boy had been arrested and was suspected of pulling the trigger. Attorney General Camargo said she had seen those reports but that the information had yet to be verified. Miguel Uribe is a member of a family with a long political tradition in Colombia. One of his grandfathers was former Colombia president Julio Cesar Turbay, who led the country from 1978 to 1982. And his mother, Diana Turbay, was a renowned journalist who was kidnapped by the Medellin Cartel, led by the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar, and who was killed in a failed military rescue operation in 1991. Uribe himself has been a senator since 2022. He previously served as Bogota's government secretary and city councilor. He also ran for city mayor in 2019, but lost that election. Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said on X that authorities were offering a reward of around $700,000 for information leading to the capture of those behind Saturday's attack.
LeMonde
08-06-2025
- Politics
- LeMonde
Colombian presidential candidate injured after being shot three times
Miguel Uribe, a candidate in the 2026 Colombian presidential election, was shot three times, including twice in the head, during a campaign event in Bogota Saturday, June 7, paramedics said. The 39-year-old right-wing opposition senator suffered two gunshot wounds to the head and one to the knee, according to the medical personnel who treated him. A video circulating on social media shows 39-year-old Miguel Uribe giving a speech in front of several people when gunshots suddenly ring out. In other images he appears slumped against the hood of a white car, smeared with blood, as a group of men try to hold him up. Media reported the suspected shooter was a teenager who had been arrested. Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo told Caracol Radio that Uribe was in "intensive care." The government of leftist President Gustavo Petro said it "categorically and forcefully" condemned the attack on Uribe during the campaign event in the west of the capital. "This act of violence is an attack not only against his person, but also against democracy, freedom of thought, and the legitimate exercise of politics in Colombia," the presidency said in the statement. Uribe, a strong critic of Petro, is a member of the Democratic Center party, who announced last October his intention to run in the 2026 presidential election. Shot 'from behind' His party said in a statement Saturday that an "armed individual" had shot the senator from behind. The attack "not only endangers the life of a political leader, but also threatens democracy and freedom in Colombia," it said. The party leader, Colombia's influential former president Alvaro Uribe, meanwhile described the shooting as an attack against "a hope for the country." Bogota Mayor Carlos Galan said on X that "the shooter has been captured." New Local media reported that a 15-year-old boy had been arrested and was suspected of pulling the trigger. Attorney General Camargo said she had seen those reports but that the information had yet to be verified. Miguel Uribe is a member of a family with a long political tradition in Colombia. One of his grandfathers was former Colombia president Julio Cesar Turbay, who led the country from 1978 to 1982. And his mother, Diana Turbay, was a renowned journalist who was kidnapped by the Medellin Cartel, led by the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar, and who was killed in a failed military rescue operation in 1991. Uribe himself has been a senator since 2022. He previously served as Bogota's government secretary and city councilor. He also ran for city mayor in 2019, but lost that election.
NDTV
08-06-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Video: Colombian Presidential Candidate Shot In Head During Rally
Bogota: A Colombian right-wing opposition senator and candidate to next year's presidential election was in intensive care Saturday after being shot during a campaign event in Bogota, authorities said. A video circulating on social media shows 39-year-old Miguel Uribe giving a speech in front of several people when gunshots suddenly ring out. In other images he appears slumped against the hood of a white car, smeared with blood, as a group of men try to hold him up. Media reported the suspected shooter was a teenager who had been arrested. Urgente 🇨🇴 Aquí está el momento del atentado al Dr Miguel Uribe Que dolor de Patria Gobierno miserable ! Imágenes sensibles — Luis Aníbal Rincón Arguello. ® 🇨🇴 (@Rincon001A) June 7, 2025 Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo told Caracol Radio that Uribe was in "intensive care." Local media reported that at least one bullet struck the senator in the neck or head. The government of leftist President Gustavo Petro said it "categorically and forcefully" condemned the attack on Uribe during the campaign event in the west of the capital. "This act of violence is an attack not only against his person, but also against democracy, freedom of thought, and the legitimate exercise of politics in Colombia," the presidency said in the statement. Uribe, a strong critic of Petro, is a member of the Democratic Center party, who announced last October his intention to run in the 2026 presidential election. - Shot 'from behind' - His party said in a statement Saturday that an "armed individual" had shot the senator from behind. The attack "not only endangers the life of a political leader, but also threatens democracy and freedom in Colombia," it said. The party leader, Colombia's influential former president Alvaro Uribe, meanwhile described the shooting as an attack against "a hope for the country." Bogota Mayor Carlos Galan said on X that "the shooter has been captured." Local media reported that a 15-year-old boy had been arrested and was suspected of pulling the trigger. Attorney General Camargo said she had seen those reports but that the information had yet to be verified. Miguel Uribe is a member of a family with a long political tradition in Colombia. One of his grandfathers was former Colombia president Julio Cesar Turbay, who led the country from 1978 to 1982. And his mother, Diana Turbay, was a renowned journalist who was kidnapped by the Medellin Cartel, led by the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar, and who was killed in a failed military rescue operation in 1991. Uribe himself has been a senator since 2022. He previously served as Bogota's government secretary and city councilor. He also ran for city mayor in 2019, but lost that election. Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said on X that authorities were offering a reward of around $700,000 for information leading to the capture of those behind Saturday's attack.
Epoch Times
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
Colombia Grants Political Asylum to Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli
Colombia granted political asylum to former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, who left the Nicaraguan Embassy in Panama on Saturday, where he had been sheltering since February 2024. The Colombian Foreign Ministry in a statement that the decision was 'duly communicated' by President Gustavo Petro Urrego to the Panamanian government. The decision was 'based on the observance of the pro persona principle and Colombia's humanist tradition of protecting persons persecuted for political reasons,' the Colombian government added. After Martinelli was given asylum, the Panamanian government him safe passage for his 'prompt and safe departure' from the country to Colombia. The Panamanian Foreign Ministry justified the safe passage granted to Martinelli by citing the 1933 Convention on Political Asylum. It also specified in a statement that Martinelli left 'in a diplomatic car from the Embassy of the Republic of Nicaragua in Panama City and then by plane bound for the territory of the Republic of Colombia.' Martinelli, who was president of Panama between 2009 and 2014, thanked the Colombian government for its decision. Related Stories 3/23/2025 4/16/2025 'Happy and content because I am now in Bogotá, where I have been granted political asylum as a political refugee,' Martinelli, 73, 'Thank you very much to the Colombian government and President Gustavo Petro for granting me political asylum.' Martinelli also said he was 'eternally grateful' to the Nicaraguan government for granting him asylum for 16 months in its embassy. 'Thanks to them, I was able to save my life,' he said. Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti Monday that the basis for the asylum granted by his country to Martinelli, who arrived in Bogotá on on May 10, must be reviewed. He said 'asylum has little to do with judicial issues' in an interview with Caracol Radio. Martinelli, who is also a businessman, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering in July 2023 in connection with the purchase of a publishing group with public funds. He also faced charges in a separate case for alleged bribery and other allegations. After the sentence was handed down, the former president sought refuge in the Nicaraguan diplomatic mission in Panama, after the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega granted him asylum. He remained in the embassy for more than a year. Martinelli's previous request for safe passage out of the country was denied by the former Panamanian government, which warned that Ortega's government was trying to influence Panama's internal politics from the Nicaraguan diplomatic headquarters. EFE and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Al-Ahram Weekly
28-01-2025
- Politics
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Colombians expelled from US after Trump spat arrive in Bogota - International
Two military planes sent from Colombia to fetch dozens of its nationals expelled from the United States arrived in Bogota on Tuesday after a blazing row with Donald Trump over migrant deportations. Related Colombia caves on deportations after Trump threats Colombian President Gustavo Petro posted photographs on social media of migrants disembarking without handcuffs, and wrote: "They are Colombians, free and dignified, and in their homeland where they are loved." "The migrant is not a criminal but a human being who wants to work and progress, live life," he added. Petro, Colombia's first-ever leftist president, on Sunday stepped back from the brink of a full-blown trade war with the United States after Trump threatened the country with sanctions and massive tariffs for turning back two US military planes carrying deported migrants. The planes were refused after Petro took umbrage at the treatment meted out to Brazilians expelled from the United States and flown home in handcuffs and shackled at the ankles. In a break with his predecessors, Trump, inaugurated as US president last week, has also begun using military aircraft. Petro insisted he would only accept migrants who were not treated "like criminals." Bogota sent two Colombian air force planes Monday with medical staff on board to fetch its nationals in the cities of San Diego and Houston. "We arrived well, thank God," one of the deportees told Caracol Radio at Bogota's El Dorado airport after the planes landed at an air base nearby. "We're not criminals," added the woman, who recounted her journey via Mexico to reach the United States, only to be arrested for not having immigration papers. - 'America is respected again' - Petro, a former guerrilla, was the first Latin American leader to defy Trump over his mass deportation plans. But his resistance fizzled in the face of Trump's threats to impose tariffs on Colombian imports -- despite the two countries having a free-trade agreement -- and the suspension of US visa applications. Petro threatened retaliatory steps before backing down following an outcry at home over what many saw as a hot-headed handling of the dispute. Trump called off his threatened tariff hikes but said the visa measures would stay in place until the first planeload of deportees returned home. The Republican leader claimed victory Monday, telling a congressional lawmakers' retreat in Miami that "America is respected again." Trump insisted that "as you saw yesterday, we've made it clear to every country that they will be taking back our people, that we're sending out the criminals... the illegal aliens coming from their countries." If nations don't accept their nationals back "fast," added Trump, "they'll pay a very high economic price." Trump's plan for mass migrant deportations has put him on a potential collision course with governments in Latin America -- the original home of most of the United States' estimated 11 million undocumented migrants. Since he took office a week ago, thousands of people have been sent back to countries including Guatemala and Mexico -- but in most cases the deportations stemmed from agreements predating his return to power. While previous US administrations also routinely expelled illegal migrants, Trump has vowed the biggest deportation wave in history. Honduras has called for an urgent meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Thursday to discuss migration issues. Short link:
