He former President Álvaro Uribethrough a ‘live’ on YouTube, he spoke again this Sunday about the Murder of the presidential senator and candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay.
In this transmission, which lasted just over half an hour, he insisted that his death was caused by alleged instigations by the national government.
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“Miguel Uribe’s assassination was instigated by a minimum of 40 messages from the high government; that they became invitations, at least implicit, so that crime proceeds as proceeded against our martyr“, said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZYFVBA0BQE
And he added: “We have not been instigators or promoters of violence. We have repeated that our security concept is for all Colombians, so it is ‘democratic security’“
It should be remembered that the former head of state remains deprived of liberty in his farm in Rionegro (Antioquia), after being sentenced in the first instance to 12 years in household prison for The crimes of procedural fraud and bribery in criminal action.
The president’s response
After the statements of Álvaro Uribe, the President Gustavo Petrothrough the same medium, he replied to those who knew to be head of state between 2002 and 2010, inviting him to “Do not sow more coexistence ruptures“
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“Stop sowing hatred Uribe, his duty is, as convicted, not to sow more coexistence ruptures“He said.
Stop sowing hate Uribe, your duty is, as convicted, not sow more convivial ruptures.
You call the current president of Colombia terrorist and hitman, and your friends repeat it in the US, in a true attitude of sedition, I replied protecting you and your … your … https://t.co/q0i2i3vdm6
– Gustavo Petro (@Petrogustavo) August 17, 2025
He also brought up the episode that both starred when they were senators of the Republic, in which the former president described him as “terrorist” and “hitman“
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“You call the current president of Colombia terrorist and hitman, and your friends repeat it in the US“
And he added: “Defending positions and telling the truth is not opprobrium. Do not try to silence myself, I already try for decades. Neither the Triana representative nor Senator Uribe Turbay threatened them for political reasons. Tell the truth and reconcile with yourself and with Colombia. It welcomes the policy of love and discarding hate, it is wrong“
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