"Santrich" will not be able to take possession today as a member of FARC Congress

The agency said in a statement that she" decided to declare lack of competence "to" know "the application" of "Santrich" who seeks to "be allowed to take office as a representative in the House."

"Santrich", whose real name is Seuxis Paucias Hernández Solarte, is in prison at the Metropolitan Penitentiary and the Bogotá Prison Complex since April 9, on the basis of a red circular issued by Interpol at the request of the United States, whose justice accused it of having planned the export of 10 tons of cocaine to this country. ] The ex-fighter is one of the representatives of the Revolutionary Joint Force of the Common Party, Farc, in which the guerrillas were transformed, after the signing of peace in 2016. [19659004] This agreement granted 10 seats for the Farc during two legislatures regardless of the votes obtained in the elections.

WHAT WILL OCCUR

With the decision of the JEP the options are exhausted for that & # 39; Santrich & # 39; can take possession, so its seat will be badumed by the following in the list of candidates presented in the elections of March 11.

Interior Minister Guillermo Rivera explained that the peace agreement commitments imply that the FARC will be guaranteed 10 seats in the Congress of the Republic, which does not imply that the said offices have their own name, which are badumed by a member of the community.