The Colombian Ombudsman’s Office announced Wednesday that four young Venezuelans have been released after being held hostage for more than two weeks by the 10th Martin Villa Front of the Central General Staff, the main dissidence of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
The release took place thanks to a humanitarian mission, formed by the Ombudsman’s Office and the Diocese of Arauca, in a rural area of the region, located in the east of the Latin American country.
The released persons told the humanitarian mission that they were in good health conditions. Afterwards, the members of the mission transferred them to a safe place so that they could be reunited with their families», reads a communiqué.
Likewise, this organization has appealed to the armed groups to join President Gustavo Petro’s ‘total peace’ plan, for which they have requested »gestures that allow the real consolidation of peace» in the country.
It has also reiterated its willingness to contribute to the release of persons who may be kidnapped and has requested that they leave the civilian population out of the internal armed conflict, in compliance with the norms of International Humanitarian Law.
In Arauca there is presence mainly of this dissidence of the FARC and of the guerrilla of the National Liberation Army (ELN), which since last year have been carrying out an armed struggle for the control of this territory bordering Venezuela, according to the newspaper ‘El Tiempo’.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
