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Colombia police opens internal investigation after attack on presidential candidate by Adriaan Alsem
by Adriaan Alsema March 5, 2018
Colombia’s National Police announced an internal investigation days after the country’s leftist presidential candidate was attacked on his way to a campaign rally.
Police and the prosecution have failed to confirm claims fears that social democrat Gustavo Petro was the victim of an assassination attempt in the city of Cucuta.
Videos made during the incident indicate that police escorted Petro into a hostile crowd and was shot at. The prosecution has failed to either confirm or deny claims the car was taken under fire.
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The former president is investigated by the Supreme Court over his alleged ties to far-right death squads. Multiple members of the powerful Uribe family are in trouble with the law over their alleged involvement in far-right violence.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-police-opens-internal-investigation-attack-presidential-candidate/