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Yomiuri Shimbun
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Colombian Presidential Hopeful Uribe Dies Two Months after Shooting
BOGOTA, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Colombian Senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head at a campaign event two months ago, died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 39, the hospital treating him said. Uribe, a member of a prominent political family and a lawmaker for the right-wing opposition, was shot in Bogota on June 7 where he was speaking to try to secure his party's nomination for 2026 elections. His wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, announced his death on social media. 'I ask God to show me the way to learn to live without you,' she wrote. 'Rest in peace, love of my life, I will take care of our children.' The attack was the worst outbreak of political violence in some two decades and evoked memories of the turbulent years of the 1980s and 1990s, when four presidential candidates were murdered in separate attacks blamed on drug cartels. 'The investigation should be deepened. It will be the appropriate authorities, helped by international experts, who will give information when the time comes,' President Gustavo Petro said in a post on X. 'Every time a Colombian is murdered, it is a defeat for Colombia and for life.' The capital's Santa Fe Foundation hospital – where supporters held regular vigils during Uribe's treatment and repeated operations – said over the weekend his condition had worsened because of a hemorrhage in his central nervous system. On Monday, it said he had died at 1:56 a.m. (0656 GMT). Former President Alvaro Uribe, the leader of the senator's Democratic Center party and no relation to the deceased lawmaker, wrote on X that 'evil destroys everything; they killed hope'. 'May Miguel's fight be a light that illuminates Colombia's right path,' added the former president, who was sentenced by a judge earlier this month to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X he was deeply saddened by the news. 'The United States stands in solidarity with his family, the Colombian people, both in mourning and demanding justice for those responsible.' Six people have been arrested over the shooting, including two men that the attorney general's office says met in Medellin to plan the assassination. A 15-year-old accused of carrying out the shooting was arrested within hours of the crime, but police have said they are pursuing the 'intellectual authors' of the attack. In a video of the boy's June arrest, independently verified by Reuters, he can be heard shouting that he had been hired by a local drug dealer. FRAUGHT FAMILY HISTORY Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez vowed on Monday to catch those responsible. 'We will not allow the violent to intimidate or silence political voices needed in our democracy,' he wrote on X. His ministry has said there is a 3 billion-peso (about $740,000) reward for information leading to the identification and capture of the culprits, and that the United States, Britain and the United Arab Emirates are helping with the investigation. The death of Senator Uribe, a father and stepfather, adds further tragedy to his family's fraught history. His mother, journalist Diana Turbay, was killed in 1991 during a botched rescue mission after she was kidnapped by the Medellin Cartel, headed by drug lord Pablo Escobar. Uribe himself enjoyed a rapid political rise, as a lawmaker for the right-wing Democratic Center party and presidential hopeful known for his sharp criticism of leftist President Gustavo Petro's administration. In videos posted on social media the day he was shot, Uribe called for respect of the separation of powers and rejected a referendum pushed by Petro on a labor reform bill. He had also criticized the president's restrictions on the oil industry, promising a plan to attract investment and give companies legal security. At 25, he was elected to Bogota's city council, where he was a prominent opponent of Petro, then the capital's mayor, criticizing his handling of waste management and social programs. In the 2022 legislative elections, Uribe led the Senate slate for the Democratic Center party. Since the shooting, Uribe's seat in the Senate has been draped with a Colombian flag. His maternal grandfather, Julio Cesar Turbay, was Colombia's president from 1978 to 1982, while his paternal grandfather, Rodrigo Uribe Echavarria, headed the Liberal Party and supported Virgilio Barco's successful 1986 presidential campaign. Besides his wife, son and stepdaughters, Uribe is also survived by his father and sister.
Free Malaysia Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Colombian presidential hopeful in critical condition again
Colombians pray for Miguel Uribe at a makeshift altar in front of the Santa Fe Foundation in Bogota. (EPA Images pic) BOGOTA : A Colombian presidential candidate shot at a campaign event in June has deteriorated to critical condition due to a new cerebral haemorrhage, doctors treating him said Saturday. Conservative senator Miguel Uribe, 39, was speaking to supporters in the capital, Bogota, when a gunman shot him twice in the head and once in the knee. He has been in intensive care since then and undergone multiple surgeries. In recent weeks his relatives had welcomed progress in his care. But now Uribe has been put back under deep sedation, the Santa Fe Foundation Hospital said in a statement. Uribe needs 'new neurosurgical procedures' after presenting with a haemorrhage in his central nervous system, the statement said. 'His condition is critical.' Authorities have arrested six suspects in the attack. They believe the 15-year-old shooter was a hired gun and that dissident members of the defunct FARC guerrilla group are behind the attack. The government of leftist President Gustavo Petro initiated peace talks with the dissident group in mid 2024 in Venezuela, but the talks made little progress and have since been suspended. Uribe was the favoured candidate of the right for the 2026 presidential elections. The attack in June stunned Colombia and raised fears of a return to the country's bloody past of political, cartel and paramilitary violence.
AsiaOne
6 days ago
- Politics
- AsiaOne
Colombian presidential hopeful Uribe dies 2 months after shooting, World News
BOGOTA — Colombian Senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head at a campaign event two months ago, died in the early hours of Monday (Aug 11) at the age of 39, the hospital treating him said. Uribe, a member of a prominent political family and a lawmaker for the right-wing opposition, was shot in Bogota on June 7 where he was speaking to try to secure his party's nomination for 2026 elections. His wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, announced his death on social media. "I ask God to show me the way to learn to live without you," she wrote. "Rest in peace, love of my life, I will take care of our children." The attack was the worst outbreak of political violence in some two decades and evoked memories of the turbulent years of the 1980s and 1990s, when four presidential candidates were murdered in separate attacks blamed on drug cartels. "The investigation should be deepened. It will be the appropriate authorities, helped by international experts, who will give information when the time comes," President Gustavo Petro said in a post on X. "Every time a Colombian is murdered, it is a defeat for Colombia and for life." The capital's Santa Fe Foundation hospital — where supporters held regular vigils during Uribe's treatment and repeated operations — said over the weekend his condition had worsened because of a hemorrhage in his central nervous system. On Monday, it said he had died at 1.56am (2.56pm in Singapore time). Former President Alvaro Uribe, the leader of the senator's Democratic Center party and no relation to the deceased lawmaker, wrote on X that "evil destroys everything; they killed hope". "May Miguel's fight be a light that illuminates Colombia's right path," added the former president, who was sentenced by a judge earlier this month to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X he was deeply saddened by the news. "The United States stands in solidarity with his family, the Colombian people, both in mourning and demanding justice for those responsible." Six people have been arrested over the shooting, including two men that the attorney general's office says met in Medellin to plan the assassination. A 15-year-old accused of carrying out the shooting was arrested within hours of the crime, but police have said they are pursuing the "intellectual authors" of the attack. In a video of the boy's June arrest, independently verified by Reuters, he can be heard shouting that he had been hired by a local drug dealer. Fraught family history Defence Minister Pedro Sanchez vowed on Monday to catch those responsible. "We will not allow the violent to intimidate or silence political voices needed in our democracy," he wrote on X. His ministry has said there is a 3 billion-peso (about S$949,551) reward for information leading to the identification and capture of the culprits, and that the United States, Britain and the United Arab Emirates are helping with the investigation. The death of Senator Uribe, a father and stepfather, adds further tragedy to his family's fraught history. His mother, journalist Diana Turbay, was killed in 1991 during a botched rescue mission after she was kidnapped by the Medellin Cartel, headed by drug lord Pablo Escobar. Uribe himself enjoyed a rapid political rise, as a lawmaker for the right-wing Democratic Center party and presidential hopeful known for his sharp criticism of leftist President Gustavo Petro's administration. In videos posted on social media the day he was shot, Uribe called for respect of the separation of powers and rejected a referendum pushed by Petro on a labour reform bill. He had also criticised the president's restrictions on the oil industry, promising a plan to attract investment and give companies legal security. At 25, he was elected to Bogota's city council, where he was a prominent opponent of Petro, then the capital's mayor, criticising his handling of waste management and social programmes. In the 2022 legislative elections, Uribe led the Senate slate for the Democratic Center party. Since the shooting, Uribe's seat in the Senate has been draped with a Colombian flag. His maternal grandfather, Julio Cesar Turbay, was Colombia's president from 1978 to 1982, while his paternal grandfather, Rodrigo Uribe Echavarria, headed the Liberal Party and supported Virgilio Barco's successful 1986 presidential campaign. Besides his wife, son and stepdaughters, Uribe is also survived by his father and sister. [[nid:721049]]
Observer
7 days ago
- Politics
- Observer
Colombian presidential hopeful Uribe dies two months after shooting
BOGOTA: Colombian Senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head at a campaign event two months ago, died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 39, the hospital treating him said. Uribe, a member of a prominent political family and a lawmaker for the right-wing opposition, was shot in Bogota on June 7 where he was speaking to try to secure his party's nomination for 2026 elections. His wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, announced his death on social media. "I ask God to show me the way to learn to live without you", she wrote. "Rest in peace, love of my life, I will take care of our children". The capital's Santa Fe Foundation hospital — where supporters held regular vigils during Uribe's treatment and repeated operations — said over the weekend his condition had worsened because of a hemorrhage in his central nervous system. On Monday, it said he had died at 1:56 am. Former President Alvaro Uribe, the leader of the senator's Democratic Centre party and no relation to the deceased lawmaker, wrote on X that "evil destroys everything; they killed hope". "May Miguel's fight be a light that illuminates Colombia's right path", added the former president, who was sentenced by a judge earlier this month to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X he was deeply saddened by the news. "The United States stands in solidarity with his family, the Colombian people, both in mourning and demanding justice for those responsible". Six people are under arrest over the shooting, including two men that the attorney general's office says met in Medellin to plan the assassination. A 15-year-old accused of carrying out the shooting was arrested within hours of the crime, but police have said they are pursuing the "intellectual authors" of the attack. In a video of the boy's June arrest, independently verified by Reuters, he can be heard shouting that he had been hired by a local drug dealer. Defence Minister Pedro Sanchez vowed on Monday to catch those responsible. "We will not allow the violent to intimidate or silence political voices needed in our democracy", he wrote on X. His ministry has said there is a 3 billion peso (about $740,000) reward for information leading to the identification and capture of the culprits and that the United States, Britain and the United Arab Emirates are helping with the investigation. The death of Senator Uribe, a father and stepfather, adds further tragedy to his family's fraught history. His mother, journalist Diana Turbay, was killed in 1991 during a botched rescue mission after she was kidnapped by the Medellin Cartel, headed by drug lord Pablo Escobar. Uribe himself enjoyed a rapid political rise, as a lawmaker for the right-wing Democratic Centre party and presidential hopeful known for his sharp criticism of leftist President Gustavo Petro's administration. — Reuters
TimesLIVE
7 days ago
- Politics
- TimesLIVE
Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe dies two months after shooting
Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head at a campaign event two months ago, died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 39, the hospital treating him said. Uribe, a member of a prominent political family and a legislator for the right-wing opposition, was shot in Bogota on June 7 where he was speaking to try to secure his party's nomination for 2026 elections. His wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, announced his death on social media. 'I ask God to show me the way to learn to live without you,' she wrote. 'Rest in peace, love of my life, I will take care of our children.' The attack was the worst outbreak of political violence in about two decades and evoked memories of the turbulent years of the 1980s and 1990s, when four presidential candidates were murdered in separate attacks blamed on drug cartels. The capital's Santa Fe Foundation hospital — where supporters held regular vigils during Uribe's treatment and repeated operations — said over the weekend his condition had worsened because of a haemorrhage in his central nervous system. On Monday, it said he had died at 1.56am. Former President Alvaro Uribe, the leader of the senator's Democratic Centre party and no relation to the deceased legislator, wrote on X that 'evil destroys everything; they killed hope'.
