Colombian Politician Held Hostage for Six Years (2002)
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Channel: Journeyman Pictures · 2018 · News & Politics
A Nation Held to Ransom (2002): Held hostage for six years by the Colombian FARC movement, Ingrid Betancourt seemed to be one of the only politicians willing to tackle corruption. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures Dubbing herself 'political viagra', Ingrid Betancourt was an inspired campaigner for peace and against corruption. In 1998 she was elected to the Colombian senate with the highest number of votes in history, and this year decided to run for president. But she was kidnapped by the FARC before she could even register, an imprisonment that ended up lasted for six years. Despite calls from Kofi Annan and European leaders for action to be taken over the kidnapping, the Colombian government has remained silent. For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/1306/a-nation-held-to-ransom Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures SBS Australia – Ref. 1306
