Luis Carlos Restrepo Ramírez Explained

Luis Carlos Restrepo Ramírez
Order:5th
Office:High Commissioner for Peace (Colombia)High Commissioner for Peace of Colombia
President:Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Predecessor:Camilo Gómez Alzate
Successor:Frank Joseph Pearl González
Birth Date:24 January 1954
Birth Place:Filandia, Caldas, Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Profession:Psychiatrist

Luis Carlos Restrepo Ramírez (born 24 January 1954) is a Colombian psychiatrist and philosopher, who served as the 5th High Commissioner for Peace of Colombia from August 2002 to March 2009.

While in Office, he was in charge of the controversial demobilization and disarmament of 32,000 paramilitaries of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia and 13,000 guerrilla fighters.[1]

For some time, the Government of Colombia considered him a fugitive,[2] [3] [4] after the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia issued an international arrest warrant[2] [4] after Restrepo left the country on 8 January 2012 on a flight bound to the United States;[2] [3] [4] his current whereabouts remain unknown, but he is presumed to have obtained political asylum in Canada.[5] Restrepo, who was accused of faking the demobilization of a FARC military unit in 2006,[2] [3] [4] is charged by the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia with conspiracy to commit crime; embezzlement; and arms possession, trafficking, and manufacturing.[4] Restrepo, who was one of the closest allies of the President Álvaro Uribe Vélez,[2] [3] [4] has denied the allegations made against him, and accused the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón of mounting a political persecution against him; in this he receives the backing and support of former President Uribe.[2] However, on September 23, 2013, Colombia's Prosecutor General dropped the arrest warrant against Restrepo.[6]

From his exile, Restrepo has shown support for the current Peace talks of President Juan Manuel Santos with FARC rebels.[7]

Personal life

Luis Carlos was born on 24 January 1954 in Filandia, Caldas Department to Carlos E. Restrepo Ramírez and Soledad Ramírez Ospina.

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Justicia o persecución?. Revista Semana. 1 July 2016. 11 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Ohlsen Pettersson. Olle . Arrest warrant confirmed for Colombia's ex-peace commissioner. Colombia Reports. 4 July 2013. 30 July 2012.
  3. ¿Dónde está Luis Carlos Restrepo?. Semana. 19 January 2013. 4 July 2013. Bogotá. 0124-5473. 7475329. es. Where is Luis Carlos Restrepo?.
  4. Juez ordena captura de Luis Carlos Restrepo. Semana. 9 February 2012. 4 July 2013. Bogotá. 0124-5473. 7475329. es. Judge orders capture of Luis Carlos Restrepo.
  5. Web site: Luis Carlos Restrepo consiguió asilo en Canadá. Revista Semana. 1 July 2016. 14 August 2014.
  6. Web site: Colombia Reports .
  7. Web site: Santos pide a uribistas escuchar a Restrepo. Revista Semana. 1 July 2016. 22 December 2014.

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