Colombia, Miguel Uribe's widow reports possible political lead
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The Colombian prosecutor's office is verifying the authenticity of messages which, according to the widow of Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, would have signaled a possible attack against him and Senator Paloma Valencia in April 2025, two months before the ambush in which Uribe was mortally wounded in Bogotá.
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Why It Matters
Miguel Uribe Turbay was a Colombian senator and former presidential candidate, mortally wounded in an ambush in Bogotá in June 2025. His wife, María Claudia Tarazona, gave messages to the prosecutor's office claiming to have reported a possible attack as early as April 2025.
The Colombian prosecutor's office verifies the authenticity of messages which, according to María Claudia Tarazona, widow of the senator and former presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, would have reported a possible attack against her husband and senator Paloma Valencia in April 2025, about two months before the ambush in which Uribe was mortally wounded in Bogotá.
In an interview with Blu Radio, Tarazona reported that one of the communications attributed the exponent of the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) Luis Alberto Albán, known as "Marcos Calarcá", with organizing an attack with eight men. The message claimed that the order came from the Senate and that the funding came from Venezuela.
The widow handed over the documents to the investigators, asking for clarification on the checks and the identity of the source. The prosecutor's office has ordered investigations to establish the origin and veracity of the communications. The Comunes party (formerly Fuerza Alternativa Revolucionária del Común) denied any involvement.
What to Watch
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The Colombian prosecutor's office will publish the results of the checks on the authenticity of the messages within the next few weeks.
Likely · Within weeks
If the messages are deemed authentic, an investigation will be opened into possible links between the Senate, FARC and Venezuela.
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- Are the messages authentic or fake?
- Who is the source of the communications attributed to Luis Alberto Albán?
- Is there any basis in the accusations of Venezuelan financing and orders coming from the Senate?
- Why didn't the prosecutor's office act on the alleged reports in April?
