A member of the organization’s negotiating team in Havana and a former field commander, the 64-year-old is seeking election in his native Puerto Berrío, which EL PAÍS visited during the campaign
Many victims in Colombia feel that the FARC are still reluctant to fully own up to many of their atrocities. Especially when it comes to crimes committed against leftist politicians and peasants. The 1986 murder of former Congressman José Cardona Hoyos and the 2004 massacre at La Gabarra illustrate these uncomfortable truths that the transitional justice process has not managed to clarify.