Betancourt withdraws $6.5M damages claim
Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt on Tuesday withdrew her petition to the Colombian Inspector General’s Office, in which she sought over $6.5 million from the state in damages for the six…
Former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt on Tuesday withdrew her petition to the Colombian Inspector General’s Office, in which she sought over $6.5 million from the state in damages for the six…
Keith Stansell, a U.S contractor and former hostage, who spent five years in FARC captivity with Ingrid Betancourt, said in an interview with RCN Radio Monday that the ex-presidential candidate was…
In a two-page document, Colombian security and intelligence agency DAS reveals agents met with former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt the morning of her kidnapping, to advise her of the dangers…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s office announced Monday that a public mediation meeting between the Colombian state and Ingrid Betancourt, who seeks more than $6 million in damages from the government for…
Liberated hostage Ingrid Betancourt clarified that while she is seeking over $6 million in damages for her six years spent in FARC captivity, she does not intend to sue the…
The Colombian government and vast numbers of the Colombian public on Friday strongly criticized the revelation that former hostage Ingrid Betancourt is seeking $6.6 million from the Colombian state as…
Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba said in a radio interview Wednesday that she is in negotiations with guerrilla organization the FARC to go beyond a prisoner exchange and seek a resolution…
An army officer has died of wounds he sustained while taking part in “Operation Chameleon,” a rescue mission that liberated four FARC hostages in early June, reports Colombian media. Officer…
The U.S. ambassador to Colombia, William Brownfield, said on Thursday that his country provided intelligence which the Colombian army used to rescue four FARC hostages in “Operation Chameleon.” “The truth is…