Ingrid Betancourt to be freed today?

Update: Ecuador's president denied that Betancourt or any other hostage would be released on Friday. "It looks like it won't be possible," said Rafael Correa during the Rio group summit.

Ecuadorian security minister Gustavo Larrea claimed that Ingrid Betancourt will be freed from her guerilla captors sometime today. Larrea said yesterday that the ex-presidential candidate will be liberated along with “three U.S. citizens, four policemen, three Colombian troops, and an Ecuadorian”. Moreover, Larrea mentioned that there had been negotiations to free Betancourt on March 14^th before the death of senior FARC member Raul Reyes.

Yesterday French president Nicolas Sarkozy admitted in an interview with Colombian radio that the FARC should “continue the strategy of humanitarian freedom” so that Betancourt can be freed. Recently freed hostages claimed that Betancourt has been in terrible health after being held captive for over six years.

Sources (English) –The Latin Americanist, Xinhua

Sources (Spanish) – El Tiempo, Clarin, La Tercera

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