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Betancourt's Family to Put the Pressure on FARC

18:47 H | Topics: Colombia - Latin America - Politics

1-114.jpgMembers of FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt's family say they will not let up on pressuring the Colombian government and the international community to push for more liberations.

Lorenzo Delloye [pictured above with his sister], son of the ex-politician kidnapped 6 years ago told Radio Caracol that the family has hope that FARC will facilitate a new humanitarian agreement which would open up the possibility of the return of those being held.

"We are going to seek out all of the international pressure necessary to support the European emissaries and the Church, and to ask FARC to accept a dialogue. We need for them to say where they want to negotiate," he said.

Delloye made the statement after the FARC denied the Colombian government's offer to provide the hostages with medical services. FARC leaders said they denied the visit because it would put the lives of the hostages at risk.

Via / Crónica

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