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Teen pleads 'not guilty' to shooting Colombian presidential candidate / Photo: Raul ARBOLEDA - AFP

Teen pleads 'not guilty' to shooting Colombian presidential candidate

POLITICS 10.06.2025

A fifteen-year-old boy accused of trying to assassinate a Colombian presidential candidate pled "not guilty" on Tuesday, the prosecutor's office told AFP.

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The teen was formally charged with the attempted homicide of 39-year-old conservative candidate Miguel Uribe, who was shot twice in the head on Saturday and is fighting for his life in hospital.

The boy was also charged with carrying a firearm.

Footage from the scene showed Uribe addressing supporters in western Bogota when a youth rushed toward him firing at least eight shots.

Uribe was hit twice in the head and once in the leg.

The alleged gunman was apprehended by security guards and a Glock nine-millimeter pistol was recovered.

Police believe the teen was a "sicario" or hitman working for money.

As a minor he faces eight years in detention if found guilty.

R.Weber--HHA