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He and nine other former leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia are expected to take an oath Friday at the Congress.
Colombian guerrilla commander Farc Ivan Márquez said Monday that he would not be sitting in the Senate this week to protest the arrest of rebel Jesus Santrich and the changes in the
Márquez and nine other former leaders Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were to take oath in Congress on Friday as part of a peace agreement signed at the end of
Benkos Bioho, another FARC veteran, will take his place, according to media reports.
Márquez also pointed to changes in the original peace agreement and the refusal to allow the group to convert to legal policy as reasons for its decision.
"I feel that the Colombian peace is trapped in networks of betrayal, not so much because the agreement has not materialized –
The right-wing president-elect, Ivan Duque, will take his Functions on August 7, replacing President Juan Carlos Manuel Santos, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the war. "Duque said he will make changes to the agreement and wants the FARC leaders to serve sentences for crimes before taking their place.
The FARC was allowed to form a political party, which maintained its famous acronym as the Alternative Revolutionary Force of the Common. Agreement, five seats in each House were reserved until 2026.
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