Ingrid Betancourt, French-Colombian politician and former FARC hostage, speaks during an act of recognition with the participation of her kidnappers and their now political party Comunes, in Bogota, Colombia June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A former Colombian presidential candidate once held for more than six years by the FARC rebels on Wednesday criticized former guerrillas who have asked forgiveness for kidnappings.
Ingrid Betancourt, who was rescued in a cinematic military operation in 2008, met face-to-face for the first time with now-demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) leaders as part of the ex-guerrillas' participation in a truth commission created under a 2016 peace deal.
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