The former Colombian guerrilla of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) denounced Tuesday, October 19 the arrest in Mexico of one of its leaders, at the request of Bogotá to Interpol, according to this movement, today a political party.
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Rodrigo Granda, known as the chief diplomat of the ex-Marxist guerrilla, was arrested in Mexico City on the basis of a “red notice” from Interpol, said deputies Carlos Lozada and Pablo Catatumbo, leaders of the Comunes party. resulting from the peace agreement with the ex-guerrillas in 2016.
“They detained Rodrigo Granda in Mexico City,”
tweeted Carlos Lozada, who denounced
“a clear violation”
of this peace agreement which ended more than 'half a century of rebel struggle.
"He was traveling accompanied by Rodrigo Londono, president of the party, and other comrades in delegation"
, he specified on a Colombian media, affirming that he traveled with the authorization of the special tribunal for peace (JEP), Colombian institution resulting from the peace agreement and which investigates the crimes committed during the conflict.
President Iván Duque
"continues to attack the peace process, he asked Interpol to reactivate the red notice against Rodrigo Granda, leader of the Comunes party and signatory of the peace agreement"
, added, still Tur twitter, the Communes Party.
“Respect those of us who believe in peace and do our duty by letting us participate in politics!”
, commented on the same training.
As of Tuesday evening, the Colombian government had not yet made any public comment on the matter, and the arrest of Rodrigo Granda had not been confirmed from an official source.
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Rodrigo Granda was one of the peace negotiators in Havana, a process that began in 2012 and culminated in the historic 2016 peace agreement, followed by the disarmament of the FARC.
The incident comes just over a month before the fifth anniversary of the agreement signed at the time between the guerrillas and President Juan Manuel Santos, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016.
Colombia has seen a worrying increase in violence in several regions of the country in recent months, where numerous armed groups are rife, including FARC dissidents who reject the 2016 agreement and have resumed arms.