The fate of a former FARC guerrilla confronts Paraguay and Mexico

The fate of a former FARC guerrilla confronts Paraguay and Mexico

An information card from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicates that “the Paraguayan authorities contacted Mexico to request the arrest and extradition to Paraguay of Mr. Granda during the night of October 19,” while he was “held” at the airport. from Mexico City.

Nevertheless, the former peace negotiator had already left Mexico “before the petition could be considered”added the chancellery.

Paraguayan Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo summoned the Mexican Ambassador to Asunción on Wednesday to explain why Granda, who had planned to attend a forum organized by the Labor Party (PT), an ally of the leftist president, was released Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

The Mexican Foreign Ministry said that, prior to the trip, it took the necessary steps “to guarantee the entry of the Colombian delegation without setbacks.”

The National Institute of Migration and the National Intelligence Center even confirmed that “there was no record of migratory alerts or other possible problems”, but Interpol “raised an alert” for the retention of Granda at noon on Tuesday, when he was flying to the Mexican capital.

Because of this, the former leader was initially denied entry to Mexico.

But “after being detained, the internal procedures were made and it was notified that he was granted entry to Mexico. However, the interested party decided to return to Colombia “in the early hours of this Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry detailed.

Paraguay demands the capture of Granda for allegedly having advised the Paraguayan People’s Army (EPP) guerrilla in the kidnapping and murder of Cecilia Cubas. The woman, who was pregnant, was the daughter of former president Raúl Cubas Grau.

In its explanations, the Mexican government underscored its “support for the peace process in Colombia,” which led to the disarmament of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) almost five years ago.

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