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Miguel Uribe Turbay Dies After Two Months in Critical Care Following Assassination Attempt

His death has triggered nationwide demands for bolstered candidate protection, with investigators intensifying probes into alleged Segunda Marquetalia involvement ahead of the 2026 vote.

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FILE - Miguel Uribe Turbay, center in blue tie, a Colombian senator and presidential candidate for the right-wing Centro Democrático party, celebrates after voting against a labor reform referendum proposed by the government, in Bogota, Colombia, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
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Overview

  • Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, died at 1:56 a.m. local time on August 11 at Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá after a severe intracerebral hemorrhage reversed earlier recovery following multiple emergency surgeries.
  • Investigators have detained six suspects, including a 15-year-old alleged shooter and Elder José Arteaga Hernández (“El Costeño”), accused of coordinating logistics for the June 7 attack.
  • Carlos Fernando Triana, director of the Colombian National Police, has indicated that dissident FARC faction Segunda Marquetalia very likely planned the assassination attempt.
  • Social media and political figures flooded with tributes—his wife María Claudia Tarazona, former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez and others decried the violence and honored his legacy.
  • Calls for enhanced protection of political candidates are growing among cross-party leaders, who are urging the government to bolster security ahead of Colombia’s 2026 presidential election.