Óscar Tulio Lizcano (born June 28, 1947, Cartago, Valle del Cauca, Colombia)[1][2] is a Colombian conservative politician and a member of the Colombia Conservative Party who was a congressman for the Department of Caldas (a position now taken by his son[3]). On August 5, 2000, while serving as congressman, Lizcano was kidnapped in Riosucio, Caldas, by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group and held for 8 years. On October 23, 2008, he escaped captivity with the help of one of his jailers who decided to desert due to the immense pressure inflicted by the Colombian army on the rebel group.[4]
According to correspondence sent by Lizcano he was continuously moved through different guerrilla camps in the Caldas countryside and was suffering from malaria.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Oscar Tulio Lizcano Gonzalez | Perfil congresista". Congreso Visible (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Óscar Tulio Lizcano González, el filósofo". archivo.lapatria.com (in Spanish). 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ Colombia quiere la ayuda de Sarkozy
- ^ Colombian army frees Farc hostage
- ^ Educaweb: Oscar Tulio Lizcano educaweb.org Accessed 07 September 2007.
External links
- (in Spanish) El Colombiano: Letters of Oscar Tulio Lizcano
- (in Spanish) Ministry of Justice: Sentence T-307/02
- HRW: letter of Jose Miguel Vivanco to FARC regarding Oscar Tulio Lizcano