Iván Márquez, dissident leader of the FARC, reappears in audio to affirm that he is not dead

“ivan marquez”, leader of the Second Marquetaliaone of the two dissidents of the FARCwho was considered dead by press reports a few weeks ago, reappeared in a speech for the first year of the Colombian president’s government, Gustavo Petroin which he affirms that he is alive.

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Quoting the vallenato “The death of Abel Antonio”, Márquez alleged in the audio revealed by 10AM of Caracol Radio: “abel anthony not die yet abel anthony die when God need it”, as that song says. And he reiterated:I hope with these words to dispel some doubts”.

On July 6, the newscast CM& He reported that Luciano Marin Arango, known as “ivan marquez”, who was the chief negotiator of the FARC In the dialogues that led to the signing of the November 2016 peace agreement, he died as a result of serious injuries sustained in an attack that occurred in July 2022 in Venezuela.

However, since then no official source -neither the Colombian Government nor that of Venezuelawhere Márquez was supposedly located- have confirmed his death and a statement signed by him had already appeared.

This is, however, the first time in several months that an audio document has appeared, which seems to be the complete proof that Márquez is still alive.

In his message, “ivan marquez” celebrates “that the government of the president Gustavo Petro has managed to reach the first year in the midst of otherwise complex circumstances”with “political parties, union organizations and the media” that “They oppose any purpose of reform that affects the regime of privileges and inequality imposed throughout Republican history.”

“We still notice a significant distance between the numerous announcements of a exchange policy and transformations and the concrete execution of government action that do not meet the expectations of millions of Colombians after the 2022 presidential election″, concludes the audio revealed by Caracol Radio.

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THE ALLEGED DEATH

In August 2019, almost three years after signing the peace “ivan marquez”, which was also number two of the FARCannounced that he was taking up arms again at the head of a dissidence called Segunda Marquetalia, in reference to the place of birth of the FARC more than half a century ago, due to alleged breaches by the Government of the agreement.

Last year his alleged death was reported in an attack perpetrated by another armed group with which the Second Marquetalia The Colombian-Venezuelan border was disputed, where the groups hide, and the illicit businesses that circulate there.

However, this dissidence blamed the attack on the Colombian security forces and denied the death, and last September the Colombian government confirmed that marquez was alive, butsick, convalescent”.

Luciano Marin Arango68 years old, was born on June 16, 1955 in Florencia, capital of the southern department of caquetaand his record indicates that in the early 1980s he was linked to the 14th Front of the FARCwhere he climbed positions until becoming part of the guerrilla leadership.

Source: Elcomercio

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