Colombian police have arrested the alleged mastermind of the assassination try in opposition to a presidential hopeful throughout a rally final month.
Miguel Uribe, a conservative senator, was twice shot within the head within the capital, Bogotá, as he was campaigning for his social gathering’s nomination within the 2026 presidential election.
Police arrested a suspected legal, Élder José Arteaga Hernandez, who they are saying persuaded a 15-year-old to hold out the assault. 4 different folks had already been arrested, together with {the teenager} charged with taking pictures Uribe.
Uribe stays in a vital situation. The motive for the try on his life on 7 June is unclear.
Colombian police chief Carlos Fernando Triana stated on Friday that Arteaga had a protracted legal historical past and was needed for “aggravated tried murder” and “use of minors for the fee of crimes” over the assault on Uribe.
Police say he co-ordinated the assault, employed the gunman and supplied him with a weapon.
Authorities had beforehand accused Arteaga, who makes use of the aliases Chipi and Costeño, of being close to the Bogotá park the place Uribe was shot.
The 15-year-old suspect was arrested as he was fleeing the scene. He subsequently pleaded not responsible, the prosecutor’s workplace stated.
Uribe, a critic of left-wing President Gustavo Petro, introduced his candidacy for subsequent yr’s presidential election final October. The 39-year-old has been a senator since 2022.
He’s from a distinguished political household, with hyperlinks to Colombia’s Liberal Celebration. His father was a union chief and businessman.
His mom, journalist Diana Turbay, was killed in 1991 in a rescue try after she was kidnapped by the Medellin medicine cartel.
The 7 June assault prompted silent protests attended by tens of 1000’s of Colombians.
