Colombian EMC rebel group to stop kidnapping for ransom
Kidnappings for ransom are on the rise, but the EMC rebel group says it will now stop the practice.
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Kidnappings for ransom are on the rise, but the EMC rebel group says it will now stop the practice.
Bogotá, Nov 26 (EFE). – The Colombian army said Sunday that it is being harassed by alleged members of the Central General Command (EMC), the largest dissident group of the former FARC, in Timba, a town in the troubled department of Cauca. The Specific Command of Cauca, which is part of the Colombian’s Army Third …
Bogota, Nov 15 (EFE) – The Colombian government announced on Wednesday the resumption of peace talks with the so-called Central General Command (EMC), a guerrilla organization. “After two weeks of hiatus, or pause, decreed by the Central General Command to carry out its consultations and reorganizations, we are going to resume the scheduled meetings, specifically …
Bogotá, Sept. 5 (EFE) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro signed a resolution on Tuesday naming Alexander Farfán, former jailer of presidential candidate Íngrid Betancourt, who was held captive by the FARC for more than six years between 2002 and 2008, as a peace facilitator. According to the presidential resolution, the goal of the peace facilitator …