US EditionThey Sentenced ‘El Viejo’, a Key Piece of the Murder of Miguel Uribe Turbay, to Pay More than 22 Years in Prison
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Bogotá. Colombia’s justice yesterday sentenced Simeon Peréz Marroquín, alias El Viejo, to 22 years and four months in prison for his involvement in the June 2025 murder of Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay while participating in a public event in Bogotá in his aspiration to be the right-wing presidential candidate.
“El Viejo” is sentenced to 22 years in prison for the assassination of Miguel Uribe Turbay, Colombia’s presidential candidate.
Pérez Marroquín played a key role in planning the attack, facilitating the weapon used in the crime and acting as a liaison.
After reaching an agreement with the Prosecutor's Office, Simeon Pérez Marroquín assumed responsibility for the incident recorded on 7 June 2025.
He was arrested on a farm in October and told how the Second Marquetalia led by Iván Marquez, the former negotiator of the Farc, hired him for the crime The article The Capture of 'The Old Man' in the Plains who confessed the truth of the crime of Miguel Uribe Turbay was originally published in Las2orillas.co: Stories, Voices and News of Colombia. Copyrights Las2orillas.co
A testimony revealed by Semana magazine set new alarms about the attack on former presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, noting that the order would have come from the Second Marquetalia. The statements were delivered to the Attorney General’s Office on February 9 by Simeon Pérez Marroquín, alias ‘El Viejo’, and ... The post Explosivo Testimony splashes Farc’s dissent in the murder of Miguel Uribe Turbay appeared first on ::Tolima Online:.
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