Colombia says Rodrigo Granda’s capture in Mexico was at the request of Paraguay

Colombia reported on Tuesday that the capture in Mexico of one of the former leaders and ex-negotiators of the FARC was at the request of Paraguay, denying the version of the ex-guerrilla that denounced a government violation of the 2016 peace agreement.

“The arrest of Mr. Rodrigo Granda was due to a red letter from Paraguay for kidnapping, criminal association and intentional homicide,” Defense Minister Diego Molano wrote on Twitter.

Leaders of the Comunes party, the political movement that emerged from the 2016 peace agreement, had earlier denounced that Granda was arrested in Mexico City at the request of the government of Iván Duque.

According to Senator Carlos Lozada, the Colombian president “asked Interpol to activate a red circular while (Granda) was flying to Mexico, in clear violation of the Peace Agreement.”

“Interpol Colombia is neither empowered nor has access to modify, clarify or cancel the information published by other countries,” Molano replied.

Rodrigo Londoño, president of Comunes, said that he and Granda traveled with the authorization of the special peace court that judges them in Colombia to attend a convention of left-wing parties in the Mexican capital.

Upon his arrival, the ex-guerrilla was detained by the authorities, who confirmed to the AFP The procedure.

Granda was one of the peace negotiators in Havana. His capture takes place just over a month after the fifth anniversary of the agreement that the guerrillas then signed with former President Juan Manuel Santos. (I)