Tag: Ingrid Betancourt

• Monday, January 31st 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  Betancourt to run for Colombia's presidency on her own

  

  Former presidential candidate and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) hostage Ingrid Betancourt Sunday announced she will run to succeed Iván Duque as head of state under her own political party (Verde Oxígeno) after breaking up with the Centro Esperanza coalition.

• Wednesday, January 19th 2022 - 20:24 UTC

  Ingrid Betancourt to run again for President of Colombia

  

  Ingrid Betancourt, a politician who was captured by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas while campaigning for the presidency and held hostage for six years, Tuesday announced she would run again.

• Friday, January 14th 2022 - 08:59 UTC

  FARC sentenced to pay US $ 36 million for Betancourt kidnapping

  

  A US court has sentenced the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and several of its leaders to pay US $ 36 million for the kidnapping of politician Ingrid Betancourt, it was announced Thursday.

• Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 21:35 UTC

  Former FARC hostage claims Colombia treats her “as a criminal, not a victim”

  

  Ingrid Betancourt, a former Colombian presidential candidate who was held captive by the FARC guerrilla for six years, accuses Colombia of treating her “worse than a criminal” since she was rescued in 2008, according to reports in the Argentine press.

• Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:46 UTC

  Betancourt withdraws demand for compensation from Colombian government

  

  French-Colombian ex-hostage and presidential hopeful Ingrid Betancourt withdraw this week a widely-criticized demand for compensation for nearly six years in captivity in Colombia.

• Saturday, July 10th 2010 - 07:35 UTC

  Rescued-hostage Ingrid Betancourt has sued Colombia for 6.8 million USD

  

  Colombian-French politician Ingrid Betancourt, who spent six years as a rebel hostage before being rescued, has sued the Colombian state over her kidnapping, sparking outrage from the government that freed her.