Parents of the three hostages that Farc promised to release and deliver them to the Venezuelan President, Mr. Hugo Chavez, arrived to Caracas on Monday and said they are very optimistic for a soon liberation.Saturday night the guerrilla announced they will release former members of Colombian Congress Gloria Polanco, Luis Eladio Perez y Orlando Beltran Cuellar, due to their fragile health condition.
“When we knew the news, we felt a big joy, but with a mix of feelings also, because they leave behind a big group of people”, said Deyanira Ortiz de Beltran, Beltran Cuellar’s wife, in an statement spread by the state-controlled TV net Venezolana de Television, from the Caracas airport.
The parents travelled to Caracas while hundred of thousand of Colombians were on a massive demonstration against the guerrilla groups, as the same as in several cities around the world, asking for the liberation of the whole hostages they have.
The Colombian Senator Piedad Cordova said “we don’t have any idea (about the details of the operation to receive the hostages) and that information will be handle directly by President Chavez”.
By the way, Carolina Perez, Luis Eladio Perez’ daughter is trusting to meet as soon as possible his father: “(I wish) first welcome him to the life, to the freedom, hold him, and that he tell us how was that experience and telling him what about our life without him”, told Perez trying to explain what she will does when she see her father after seven years of captivity.
Meanwhile, Astrid Betancourt, sister of the former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, said she is very excited because the release of the three Colombian politicians, but worried about the future of her sister.
“Ingrid will be the only women as a Farc hostage (…) the priority should be women and sick people. Ingrid gather both conditions, is a woman and has a delicate health condition”, said by phone from Paris.
“We wait that Ingrid will be the next hostage freed”, she added.