For his part, the president of the Colombian Congress, Iván Name Vásquez, He rejected “any disobliging treatment” against Colombian congressmen by Venezuela.
“I request that the Foreign Ministry of Colombia, through the corresponding diplomatic channels, clarify the facts reported in relation to the alleged irregular retention of the representative to the “José Jaime Uscátegui Chamber”Name said in a statement.
The also representative of the Democratic Center Andrés Forero asked Murillo “raise a note of protest against the Venezuelan dictatorial regime for such abuse against a Colombian congressman”while other congressmen from his party joined the requests to guarantee their rights and a safe return to Colombia.
Uscátegui was going to carry out a political observation of the peace process with the ELN, which has been holding in Caracas since last Sunday an “extraordinary round” of talks requested by the guerrilla and which will last until April 22.
The congressman, a strong critic of the peace process between the Colombian Government and the ELN, traveled to Venezuela with the endorsement of the House of Representatives and the ambassador of Colombia in Venezuela, Milton Rengifo Hernández, was aware of his trip.