Uribe offered FARC congressional seats
Uribe offered FARC congressional seats
Oct 20, 2014 posted by Emil Foget
Newly published documents prove that former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe offered rebel group FARC congressional seats and an exemption from extradition in the event the rebels agreed to make peace with the former administration.
“If a peace agreement require they [the FARC] go to Congress, this obstacle certainly will have to become a constitutional norm,” a 2006 letter from the Uribe administration to negotiator Henry Acosta read.
Uribe has criticized the current government of President Juan Manuel Santos, claiming that giving the FARC seats in the congress would be an act of impunity.
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Besides offering seats in Congress, Uribe’s then-Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, also offered the FARC a demilitarized zone, a non-extradition agreement and a bilateral ceasefire, other documents show.
A letter addressed to senior FARC commander Pablo Catatumbo and signed by Restrepo reads that “we believe that conditions are ripe for conducting a meeting where issues like these are addressed: conditions for a demilitarized zone meeting; security for FARC representatives; security for the locals; proposals for a humanitarian agreement; The Government’s position regarding the extradition of FARC members in relation to the peace process; viability of a ceasefire with government reciprocity; Government perspective on the conflict and steps for a successful peace process.”
More:
http://colombiareports.co/alvaro-uribe-offered-farc-seats-colombias-congress/
They may have believed he would never let any of them live, anyway, and have them all assassinated as soon as they attempted to comply with his offer. How could there be any doubt?