Thousands of its citizens have paid a tribute to the senator and the presidency Miguel Uribe, who succumbed to the wounds he suffered during the June adolescent.
According to AFP, large waiting queues were formed around Parliament in the capital, as thousands of people waited for their turn to approach the casket, covered with the Colombian flag.
“In our country, unfortunately, we have a big problem,” there is a view that “if one thinks differently, the solution is to kill him,” said Jose Korvita, a graphic designer, who was waiting in the queue. “This cannot continue,” he added.
Between tears and embrace, Miguel Uribe’s wife, Maria Claoudia Taraouda, arrived with her youngest son in her arms, accompanied by her two daughters, from a previous marriage.
During a military ceremony, at another location in Bogota, President Gustavo Petros ordered a minute’s silence.
The president said that there is no evidence that the murder of Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay has been motivated by political hatred and reiterated that the investigation continues. He also announced that he will file complaints before the Courts against those who slander him for this …
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In his speech he then said that a “international team of experts” would help “verify the causes” of the murder.
Six suspects in the case, including the 15 -year -old who shot the senator, remain in custody.
Colombia’s intelligence services consider that the former FARC is guerrillas, Segunda Marquetalia (“Second Marcelia”, the name refers to a historic battle), was behind the murder.
