For the moment, the governments of Colombia and Venezuela were cautious and did not venture to confirm either of the two hypotheses. From Bogotá they always accused Caracas of protecting dissidence.
A bid for the legacy of the FARC
If Iván Márquez had died, it would be the umpteenth blow to the dissident structure known as the Second Marquetalia in just over half a year, after the casualties of other chiefs such as Henry Castellanos, alias Romagnaand Hernán Darío Velásquez, known as the country.
Since then his leadership has been weaker than ever. In addition to the fall of its strong men, it is added that the original dissidence with which it tried to unite the rest of the dissatisfied groups has been far from having the dimensions and capacities of the disappeared FARC guerrilla, with these factions aspiring to greater economic autonomy, than to gain ideological packaging”.
It is suspected that the death of Iván Márquez could be the work of the men directed by Néstor Gregorio Vera Hernández, alias Ivan Bitein retaliation for the death of Miguel Botache Santillana, alias Kind Duartewho until his fall in May had led the most powerful dissident group.
Both dissidences have been leading a bitter dispute not only because of the numerous benefits that the routes of the drug trafficking and the illegal marketing of other raw materials, but also for the symbolic benefits of being the main rebel gang heir to the FARC.
Source: Ambito

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