{
  "id": 14536028,
  "title": "Miguel Uribe’s Widow Says Order to Kill Him Came from Colombia’s Congress",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/miguel-uribes-widow-says-order-to-kill-him-came-from-colombias",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T20:59:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/10/14/miguel-uribe-widow-order-to-kill-him-came-from-colombias-congress/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 14, the widow of late Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, Maria Claudia Tarazona, made a shocking statement about the assassination that occurred on June 7, 2025. According to Tarazona, the order to kill her husband came from the Congress of the Republic. She shared this information on the television news program Noticias Caracol and also mentioned that she had received prior warnings about a potential threat against Uribe and other Democratic Center party politicians.\n\nTarazona provided the Attorney General’s Office with names, photographs, and conversations as part of her formal statement. This information has now led investigators to the FARC dissident group known as the 'Segunda Marquetalia,' led by Luciano Marin Arango, alias \"Ivan Marquez.\" However, Tarazona insists that the investigation should extend beyond this group, pointing out that her opinion is that the 'Segunda Marquetalia' merely acted as the executioners, not the masterminds behind the assassination.\n\nShe also suggested that the order to assassinate Uribe may have originated from the national government, citing evidence that points to this possibility. Tarazona emphasized that she believes the funds for the assassination came from Venezuela, linking it to the relationship between the Colombian government (under President Gustavo Petro) and the Venezuelan dictatorship.\n\nTarazona called for an investigation into lawmakers from the Comunes party, which emerged from the peace agreements with the FARC guerrilla group, and urged the authorities to verify the information provided. She clarified that it is up to the authorities to investigate these claims. The political reaction to Tarazona's statement was immediate, with Senate President Honorio Henriquez requesting a priority investigation and former president Alvaro Uribe Velez expressing his concern over the accusation made by his wife.",
  "summary": "This Wednesday, Oct. 14, the widow of late Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, who was attacked in Bogota on June 7, 2025, and died two months later, made a statement that shocked Colombia. According to Maria Claudia Tarazona, the order to assassinate the presidential pre-candidate from the right-wing Democratic Center party “came from the Congress of […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}