The ELN Eastern War Front confirmed the kidnapping of the Jaiber Arley Castillo Guerrero regular soldierbelonging to the military Police Battalion No. 13 of Bogotá, at a time when he moved as a civilian in a public service vehicle between the municipalities of Puerto Rondón and Tame, in the department of Arauca.
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In a video broadcast on their social networks, the guerrilla group said that He will release the uniformed, whom he promised will deliver to a humanitarian commission, without specifying the place and the moment in which that situation will occur.
In the video broadcast on the X @fgorienteln account, Castillo Guerrero appeared in a wooded area. The military identified himself, mentioned his closest relatives and said that “so far they have given me good treatment.”
“After doing the corresponding investigation, it will be delivered to a humanitarian commission, complying with the protocols established in international humanitarian rights,” said an ELN interlocutor who appeared in the recording with the hidden face with a handkerchief and armed.
Once the survival test is disseminated, The Ombudsman said that he works with the Army to establish a communication channel with the captors and facilitate negotiations that allow liberation from Castillo Guerrero.
