Prominent FARC commander "Mono Jojoy" on Saturday rejected a request to surrender by Colombia's Armed Forces commander. In a letter, the guerrilla veteran told General Freddy Padilly thanks, but no thanks."Mono Jojoy" is commander of the FARC's Eastern Bloc and suspected of being in charge of the guerrillas' hostages. The armed forces, involved in a long-term man hunt for one of the FARC's most prominent commanders, had called on "Mono Jojoy" to surrender.
"Regardless how little we know you, mister Padilla de Leon, in all sincerity, without hatred and resentment and with the respect all revolutionaries have for their opponents, I answer: No, thank you very much, General," the FARC commander was quoted by leftist press agency Anncol.
Instead, the FARC commander vowed to continue the rebels' battle against the State.
"We have fought and we will continue to do so, with courage, dedication and sacrifice to overthrow this rotten system of the oligarchs and construct a different social order, or by reaching agreements to help build a soiety where we all fit."