Colombia’s Senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe remains stable but in critical condition according to the hospital where he receives intensive care. He has begun his “neuronal rehabilitation,” though his prognosis remains guarded.
In a statement from Bogota’s Santa Fe Fundation–the hospital where the senator was admitted on June 7 after surviving an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in the capital–it was reported that he “has shown a favorable and stable clinical response.”
Meanwhile, investigations into the masterminds behind the attack continue to focus on the ex-FARC guerrilla armed group called Second Marquetalia. Authorities are operating under the hypothesis that the order for the crime originated in Venezuela, where the group’s top leaders are reportedly hiding.
Senator Miguel Uribe begins his ‘neuronal recovery’ according to Colombian hospital
In a new statement released by the Colombian hospital on this morning, July 14, Senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe is reported to be showing signs of improvement, though his prognosis remains guarded.
“He has shown a favorable and stable clinical response, evidenced in recent diagnostic imaging (MRI, CT scan, Doppler, among others), as well as in his response to surgical and medical interventions,” states the hospital’s communiqué.
With this progress, “and as part of the comprehensive care process, the neurorehabilitation protocol has been initiated,” reported the clinic. It further added that the young politician “requires continued management in the Intensive Care Unit with mechanical ventilation support and under sedation, along with hemodynamic and neurological monitoring for the early detection of any changes.”
— Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (@FSFB_Salud) July 14, 2025
Miguel Uribe was struck by two shots to the head and a third in the leg on June 7. The young conservative politician was holding a political rally in a neighborhood in western Bogota when a 14-year-old hitman attempted to take his life.
Following the gunman’s swift capture at the scene, authorities made several arrests in the days and weeks that followed, detaining other members of the local hitman group allegedly responsible for orchestrating the attack.
However, the authorities remain primarily focused on locating the masterminds behind the attack. An investigation quickly pointed to illegal armed groups with alleged “political motivations.”
With the arrest of alias ‘Zarco Aldinever,’ the right-hand man of Ivan Marquez, leader of the Second Marquetalia, the net is tightening around the guerrilla group as the alleged instigator of the crime.
Detainee indicates order to carry out attack came from Venezuela
As part of the investigation, last week’s arrest of Jose Eldinever, alias ‘Zarco Aldinever,’ is helping complete the puzzle of those materially responsible for the attempted assassination of Senator Uribe.
Now, the police brigade handling the case is focusing on the motivations and masterminds behind the attack. In this context, the arrest of alias ‘Zarco Aldinever’–second-in-command of the guerrilla group called Second Marquetalia–had already suggested the involvement of this illegal armed group, which emerged in 2019 as a dissident faction of the former FARC. That theory is now further reinforced by statements from alias ‘El Costeño,’ one of the detained suspects believed to be the leader of the hit squad that carried out the attack.
The leadership of this guerrilla group has been hiding in Venezuela since its inception. Some of its leaders were killed there between 2021 and 2022, reportedly in clashes with other illegal groups.
As a result, Colombian police are working on the hypothesis that the order to attack Senator Miguel Uribe originated from Venezuela. They believe the motive stems from the group’s interest in destabilizing the Colombian electoral process.