Luis Hernando Peña Bonilla
Luis Hernando Peña Bonilla was a Colombian who was taken captive by the revolutionary group FARC.[1][2] Peña Bonilla was one of 61 captives taken captive when FARC guerillas raided a military base in Mitu, Colombia, on the border with Brazil in 1998.[3] The attack killed 43 and injured 47.
Peña Bonilla is notable as he was one of just four captives who FARC officials deliberately executed during his captivity.[1][4]
Ingrid Betancourt, and fourteen other captives, freed in a daring rescue, told authorities that Peña Bonilla had been killed by FARC officials, after his behavior became "unpredictable", after he developed mental health problems.[1] FARC also shot his dog. In 2010 security officials would pin down the date of his death to 2001.[4]
In November 2008 Peña Bonilla's family, and the family of Cesar Augusto Lasso Monsalve, another captive, appealed to FARC to release their sons.[3] In July 2011 Colombian official Armando Castellanos Gaona said that while security forces believed Peña Bonilla had been shot by FARC, his family continued to hope he was still alive.[5]
Another individual he was captured with, General Luis Ovalle Medieta, was freed in 2010.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hostages reveal details of 'sadism' and executions". Mail and Guardian. 2008-07-05. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mg.co.za%2Farticle%2F2008-07-05-hostages-reveal-details-of-sadism-and-executions&date=2012-09-04. "Luis Hernando Pena Bonilla, kidnapped in 1998, was shot five years ago because the guerrillas found his behaviour unpredictable. They also shot his dog, Laika, who had seldom left his side."
- ↑ "Familiares del intendente Luis Hernando Peña Bonilla se enteraron de su muerte por la televisión [Relatives of Mayor Luis Hernando Peña Bonilla learned of his death on television]". el Tiempo. 2008-07-03. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eltiempo.com%2Farchivo%2Fdocumento%2FCMS-4360667&date=2012-09-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Adriaan Alsema (2008-11-02). "Families ask FARC to release hostages". Colombia Reports. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcolombiareports.com%2Fcolombia-news%2Fnews%2F12682-families-ask-farc-to-release-hostages.html&date=2012-09-04. "The mother of Peña Bonilla said she was "sad" and "desperate" after not having received any proof of life since 2002 and hearing stories of his alleged death in the jungle. "I ask the FARC to inform me on what happened with my son, what his fate was," the mother said, adding that if her son is dead she wants the guerrillas to surrender his remains."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Brett Borkan (2010-03-18). "More members of armed forces revealed to be dead in guerilla captivity". Columbia Reports. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcolombiareports.com%2Fcolombia-news%2Fnews%2F8752-more-members-of-armed-forces-revealed-to-be-dead-in-guerilla-captivity.html&date=2012-09-04. "In 2001, Luis Hernando Peña Bonilla died after three years in captivity. According to the Ministry, his death was reported by fellow hostages who were rescued during "Operation Checkmate", who claim that the FARC killed him because "he was crazy"."
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Siguen esperando al intendente Peña Bonilla, secuestrado desde 1998 [Still waiting to Mayor Peña Bonilla, kidnapped since 1998]". el Tiempo. 2011-07-26. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eltiempo.com%2Fcolombia%2Fboyaca%2FARTICULO-WEB-NEW_NOTA_INTERIOR-10014527.html&date=2012-09-04.
