US EditionTeen who shot Colombian presidential hopeful sentenced to 7 years at youth detention facility
The 15-year-old shooter was sentenced to seven years in a youth facility under Colombian law prioritizing rehabilitation over adult penalties for serious crimes.
- A 15-year-old was sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe during a campaign event in June.
- Uribe, who had been in critical condition, died on August 11 from a cerebral hemorrhage after multiple surgeries.
- Five adults have been arrested and charged with aggravated homicide related to the attack, but authorities have not identified who ordered it.
- Colombian law allows for lighter sentences for minors, with the maximum term for serious crimes like assassination being eight years, highlighting the focus on rehabilitation.
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Bogotá. A Colombian judge yesterday sanctioned a 15-year-old who accepted the charges for shooting presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay in a rally, who died after spending two months in intensive care.
The 15-year-old teenager who shot the presidential senator and pre-candidate Miguel Uribe, who died in mid-August, was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years of detention in a juvenile detention center, the prosecutor said. Uribe, from the opposition party Centro Democrático, died of head injuries after a brutal shooting attack during a political act in Bogotá in June, which revives the ghosts of the worst years of political violence in Colombia.…
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A sentence of 7 years in prison was imposed on Wednesday on the teenager guilty of the murder of the right-wing candidate in the presidential election Miguel Uribe.
Young man who killed the right to the 2026 presidency will "pass seven years in a specialized care centre" for minors.
Despite the death of the candidate and Colombian legislation, the shooter was tried for attempted murder and not homicide.
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