Óscar Tulio Lizcano (born June 28, 1947, Cartago, Valle del Cauca, Colombia) is a Colombian conservative politician and a member of the Colombia Conservative Party who was a congressman for the Department of Caldas (a position now taken by his sonColombia quiere la ayuda de Sarkozy). On August 5, 2000, while serving as congressman, Lizcano was kidnapped in Riosucio, Caldas, by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group and held for 8 years. On October 23, 2008, he escaped captivity with the help of one of his jailers who decided to desert due to the immense pressure inflicted by the Colombian army on the rebel group.Colombian army frees Farc hostage
According to correspondence sent by Lizcano he was continuously moved through different guerrilla camps in the Caldas countryside and was suffering from malaria.Educaweb: Oscar Tulio Lizcano educaweb.org Accessed 07 September 2007.
See also Kidnappings in Colombia List of political hostages held by FARC FARC-EP
References
External links El Colombiano: Letters of Oscar Tulio Lizcano Ministry of Justice: Sentence T-307/02 HRW: letter of Jose Miguel Vivanco to FARC regarding Oscar Tulio Lizcano