By Patricia Laya and Andreina Itriago, Bloomberg Information
Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot at an occasion in Bogota, together with his situation nonetheless unclear.
The 39-year-old candidate from the opposition Centro Democratico celebration was taken to a medical middle within the Colombian capital, Semana reported. On-line footage of the taking pictures confirmed Uribe’s head and again lined in blood, the outlet reported.
The gunman has been detained, Bogota Mayor Carlos Galan mentioned on X.
The taking pictures drew speedy condemnation from President Gustavo Petro’s authorities, which reiterated its dedication to the safety of all political leaders.
Uribe is the grandson of former President Julio César Turbay and the son of slain journalist Diana Turbay. He was campaigning in Fontibon, a preferred neighborhood in west Bogota.
“Violence can by no means be the best way ahead. I strongly condemn the assault towards Miguel Uribe,” International Minister Laura Sarabia mentioned on X. “I sincerely hope he’s secure and out of hazard.”
Uribe has leaned arduous into legislation and order, financial stability, and a pro-business platform in his Senate function — the place he received extra votes than every other candidate in 2022.
A detailed ally of former President Álvaro Uribe, he has lengthy warned that Colombia is backsliding into violence.
“They’re dragging us again to a previous of violence we don’t wish to return to,” Miguel Uribe mentioned on June 5 at a banking convention in Cartagena. “With out safety there may be nothing: bodily security, public order, authorized certainty, clear guidelines, institutional stability, and rule of legislation.”
Educated at Colombia’s Universidad de los Andes and Harvard’s Kennedy Faculty, Uribe has fiercely criticized Petro’s leftist reforms.
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