The Colombian government disclosed a resolution by which the ex FARC guerrilla fighter Yesid Arteta, who currently lives in Spain, would become the official "peace mediator".
In the same resolution, it is announced that "competent authorities will be requested to suspend capture orders" against the ex guerrilla fighter, although it clarifies that this exception "does not suspend the penal process."
The resolution that designates the guerrilla fighter of the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC) as "peace mediator" is signed by President Álvaro Uribe and the Interior and Justice Minister, Fabio Valencia Cossio.
Uribe announced the designation of Arteta the passed 28th of April, during a visit to Madrid, after communicating the decision to the president of the Spanish government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
"We appreciate the job of Yesid Arteta in Spain. It's very respectable and it can help bring peace to Colombia; we value it," explained Uribe. During a press conference, Arteta said he accepted "the offer of the Colombian government work towards reconciliation." However, he clarified: "I would never lend my name in order to develop a war strategy, due to the fact that my ethical compromise only obeys the search of a political way out of the Colombian conflict."
Arteta was arrested in 1996 by the Colombian Army in the jungle town of Remolinos del Caguán and he remained in jail for over ten years. At the moment, he was the most important FARC leader in prison.
After being set free, Arteta travelled to Spain. He currently lives in Barcelona and works in the School of Peace Culture in the city's Autonomous University.
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