Ingrid Betancourt tells Al Jazeera she has what it takes to become Colombia’s first female president, but not everyone agrees. “We are going to leave behind this culture of mafias, violence and lies that all of us can have a true democracy.” Best known outside Colombia for the many years she spent in captivity, Betancourt has publicly supported the 2016 …
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, who was held as a hostage for six years by the country’s largest guerrilla group, said on Tuesday that she will be running for her country’s presidency. “I am here to claim the rights of 51 million Colombians who are not finding justice, because we live in a system designed to reward criminals.” …
Betancourt was kidnapped by FARC rebels in 2002 while campaigning for president, and held captive for six years. The announcement comes almost two decades after the former congresswoman was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in 2002 while campaigning for Colombia’s top office. “I am here to claim the rights of 51 million Colombians who are not finding …
