BOGOTA, Colombia– The claimed mastermind behind the capturing of a conservative Colombian senator and presidential candidate was collared Saturday, nearly a month after the strike, police authorities claimed.
Senior José Arteaga Hernández, alias “Chipi” or “Costeño,” was detained in a community in the northwestern component of the funding, Bogota, National Cops Supervisor Maj. Gen. Carlos Fernando Triana informed press reporters. Authorities had actually formerly implicated him and various other suspects of being near the Bogota park where Miguel Uribe Turbay was fired in wide daytime on June 7.
Uribe was offering a political speech in the park when he was struck from behind and injured in the head, presumably by a small that was caught as he got away. 3 other individuals have actually been detained for taking part in the logistics and implementation of the criminal activity. The motive is still being investigated.
Uribe, that in October introduced his objective to run in the 2026 governmental political election, continues to be in extensive treatment and has actually gone through numerous surgical procedures. From his Us senate seat, he had actually turned into one of Head of state Gustavo Petro’s most singing doubters.
The attack has been widely condemned in a country with a dark past in which medication cartels and anarchical teams killed and abducted political leaders.
Costs versus Arteaga consist of tried worsened murder; production, trafficking and bring weapons or ammo; and utilizing minors to dedicate criminal offenses. Interpol released a red notification versus him Friday.
It was not instantly clear Saturday if Arteaga had a lawyer that can discuss his part. Authorities claimed he would certainly make his initial court look over the weekend break.
Triana last month claimed Arteaga “has actually been associated with a life of criminal activity for greater than twenty years, doing hit work in all kinds of criminal offenses in Bogotá.”
