Everything about Clara Rojas totally explained
Clara Leticia Rojas González (born
December 20,
1964,
Bogotá) is a
Colombian tax lawyer, university lecturer, and campaign manager for former
senator and presidential candidate
Ingrid Betancourt. She was kidnapped along with Betancourt by the
FARC guerrilla group near
San Vicente del Caguán on
February 23,
2002, while Betancourt was campaigning for the presidency. After the kidnapping, Rojas was named as Betancourt's vice-presidential candidate.
In 2006, it was revealed that Rojas had given birth to a boy named Emmanuel while in captivity. The father was said to be a FARC guerrilla.
Rojas had last been seen publicly in a video released by the guerrilla group in 2003. However, on
January 10,
2008, Rojas and former congresswoman
Consuelo González were freed after six years in captivity.
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On
December 27,
2007, the
FARC guerrilla group was said to be planning the imminent release of Rojas together with her son and congresswoman
Consuelo González in a one-sided prisoner release negotiated by Venezuelan president
Hugo Chávez.
Chavez planned their release in an operation dubbed
Operation Emmanuel, using Venezuelan aircraft and with the support of the
Red Cross.
Emmanuel
In an unexpected development the Colombian President
Álvaro Uribe stated that there was information about the child being held by the Colombian Institute for Family Welfare (
ICBF) on
December 31 2007. On
January 2 2008 a child who is allegedly the son of Clara Rojas was confirmed in custody by the institution. On
January 4 according to the Colombian Government the child was subjected to a
mitochondrial DNA test. According to the Institute of Legal Medicine of Colombia, the test verified that he's in fact the son of Clara Rojas. This information was subsequently confirmed as accurate by FARC. Emmanuel had become ill as a baby, and Rojas had allowed her son to be taken to a doctor for care on the condition that he'd be returned to her. Instead, he was placed into the care of a peasant who didn't know to whom the child belonged.
There has been a great deal of criticism regarding the way in which both the Colombian government and FARC have handled the situation.
Release
After being temporarily suspended, the operation resumed and, on
January 10,
2008, a humanitarian commission headed by the
International Committee of the Red Cross flew in two Venezuelan helicopters to a location in Colombia that had been designated by FARC the previous day. Rojas and González were then released to the care of the commission.
On January 13, 2008, Clara Rojas
was reunited with her son, Emmanuel; the first time she'd seen her son after being parted from him for more than two years.
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