Colombia’s left-wing president claimed on Monday that the safety assigned to a presidential candidate, now critically wounded, had been “oddly scaled again” forward of the capturing—elevating issues of a doable conspiracy.
Conservative senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, 39, was shot twice within the head at shut vary by a 15-year-old suspected murderer whereas campaigning in Bogotá on Saturday. The assault has rocked the nation, triggering widespread hypothesis about these accountable. Authorities suspect {the teenager} was a contract killer however acknowledge that the id and motive of whoever ordered the hit stay unclear, AFP reported.
In line with police chief Carlos Triana, the Glock pistol he’s alleged to have used was bought legally within the US state of Arizona in 2020.
With Uribe combating for his life within the hospital, Petro did little Monday to decrease the political temperature. The president took to social media to accuse some opponents of politicising the tragedy.
He additionally claimed that the variety of bodyguards assigned to Uribe had been “unusually lowered” from seven to 3 on the day of the assault whereas calling for a full investigation.
Petro mentioned he was the topic of a bounty taken up by “darkish forces” and neo-nazis, and was the goal of an “extraction” plot pitched to Israeli overseas intelligence company Mossad.
Explanations
The top of Colombia’s Nationwide Safety Unit, which is charged with defending public figures, mentioned three brokers and 4 cops protected Uribe on the day he was shot.
Augusto Rodriguez admitted “there have been fewer folks than there ought to have been” on the time of the assault as a result of some had been working lengthy hours the day past.
Colombian lawmakers are sometimes assigned seven bodyguards and a motorcade consisting of two armoured automobiles, AFP reported citing authorities officers.
Rodriguez—a trusted ally of President Petro and a former M-19 guerrilla—asserted {that a} police officer was in command of coordinating safety for the candidates.
Over 20 formal requests to reinforce Uribe’s safety had been ignored.
On the identical time, Miguel Uribe’s lawyer filed a felony criticism in opposition to Rodriguez, alleging that over 20 formal requests to reinforce Uribe’s safety had been ignored.
The variety of bodyguards assigned to Uribe had been ‘unusually lowered’ from seven to 3 on the day of the assault.
