Conservative senator Miguel Uribe, 39, was shot twice in the head at close range by a 15-year-old alleged hitman while campaigning Saturday in Bogota.
Authorities allege the suspect was a hired gun, but admit they still have few clues about who hired him or their motive.
With Uribe fighting for his life in the hospital, Petro did little Monday to lower the political temperature.
He also claimed that the number of bodyguards assigned to Uribe had been “strangely reduced” from seven to three on the day of the attack, while calling for a full investigation.
Petro’s opponents have accused the pugilistic left-wing leader of creating fertile ground for political violence.
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Augusto Rodriguez admitted “there were fewer people than there should have been” at the time of the attack because some had been working long hours the previous day.
Rodriguez, a close confidant of Petro and fellow ex-M-19 guerrilla, insisted that a police officer was responsible for security coordination.
Meanwhile a lawyer for Uribe lodged a criminal complaint against Rodriguez, stating there had been more than 20 requests to strengthen his client’s security detail that had gone unheard.
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