Court Criticizes Former Petro Official Over Statements About Miguel Uribe Turbay
Colombia’s Constitutional Court ordered the National Protection Unit (UNP) to offer public apologies to the relatives of Senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, who was murdered last year in Bogota. All because of statements made by Augusto Rodriguez, director of that entity during the government of Gustavo Petro. The then director of the UNP, […]
Miguel Uribe Turbay, a senator and presidential pre-candidate, was tragically murdered by a hitman on June 7, 2025, in Bogota. The Constitutional Court of Colombia has now ordered the National Protection Unit (UNP) to apologize publicly to Uribe Turbay's family. The decision came after Augusto Rodriguez, the former director of the UNP during President Gustavo Petro's administration, made statements that violated the limits of freedom of expression.
The court found that Rodriguez's disclosure of confidential information about Uribe Turbay's security detail was unjustified and unreasonable. In addition to the apologies, the UNP is required to update its internal protocols within one month regarding the protection of high-profile individuals.
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