The Prosecutor General of Colombia, Luz Adrian Kamargo, said on Monday that an investigation on a Saturday attack on a rally in Bogota against Senator Miguel Urist, a candidate for presidential elections, indicates an organized “criminal group”, in addition to the 15 years that completed it.
“We are well aware that this boy, who was detained, is simply a material contractor,” Kamargo told the press conference, where he added that his “goal is to establish, who determined this criminal action,” the Ephe was collected.
The prosecutor explained that this is a major investigation, in which more than 180 people participate, including prosecutor’s investigators, intelligence agents and members of the national police: “We conduct a reasonable, transparent and serious investigation with all our capabilities,” he said.
The authorities conducted a full tour of the child under 15 years of age, who shot at the senator, the party of the Democratic Center, from his house to the park with a model of the capital of Colombia, where the attack occurred, and then his escape path, he explained.
The teenager is currently in a hospital where he is treated for gunshot wounds in one leg and in strict protection measures from the threats received after his personality in social networks.
The punishment for attention can reach eight years in prison, as described in detail by the prosecutor general, who explained that the young man will remain in the prosecutor’s office and will not be allowed to the center of minors, “because their security cannot be guaranteed in these conditions.”
The prosecutor also confirmed that the ballistic analysis was carried out in requisitioned weapons, which was purchased in Arizona (United States) in 2020, according to investigators. “The police have already determined where the weapon was purchased, and an investigation is being conducted, how it arrived in Colombia and in which other criminal actions could be involved,” he said.
Kamargo indicated that 23 interviews were already held, including the person to the person and relatives of the child, and more than 1000 videos were examined: “We are profiling who can be determinants of the crime. We are looking for a chain of full responsibility, ”he said.
URIBE TURBAY remains critical in the Santa -Fa Foundation in Bogota. The seriousness of the attack shocked the country and turned on security signals in the election process of 2026.
Alvaro Urist claims that they are also preparing an attack on him
In the midst of shock for this event, the former right -wing president of Alvaro Urist criticized in the X Gustavo government Petro for “talking about other issues”, while “Miguel is being discussed for life”, and at the same time he said that “international intelligence” informed him that he could also be the object of attack.
The victim of the attack is a politician close to the former President Alvaro Urist and one of the most important against Petro, who today noted that his own family is also threatened. Petro accuses the “current climate of tension” in the country to refuse the Senate to approve the labor reform protected by the president, who is now trying to approve it through a popular consultation.