▁military ▁forces ▁corner ed ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁F AR C – EP ' s ▁ 1 st ▁Front , ▁the ▁unit ▁which ▁had ▁held ▁the ▁capt ives . ▁Colomb ian ▁forces ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Front ▁but ▁instead ▁offered ▁them ▁am n esty ▁if ▁they ▁surrender . ▁Colombia ' s ▁Program ▁for ▁Human itar ian ▁Att ention ▁for ▁the ▁Dem obil ized ▁announced ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁that ▁ 3 3 9 ▁members ▁of ▁Colombia ' s ▁re bel ▁groups ▁surrender ed ▁and ▁handed ▁in ▁their ▁weapons ▁in ▁July , ▁including ▁ 2 8 2 ▁gu err illas ▁from ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁of ▁Colombia . ▁ ▁Ó scar ▁Tul io ▁L iz cano , ▁a ▁Colomb ian ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁con gress man , ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁On ▁Sunday , ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁ex - con gress man ▁escaped ▁from ▁F AR C – EP ▁reb els . ▁Tul io ▁L iz cano ▁was ▁a ▁host age ▁for ▁over ▁ 8 ▁years , ▁and ▁escaped ▁with ▁a ▁F AR C – EP ▁re bel ▁he ▁convinced ▁to ▁travel ▁with ▁him . ▁They ▁ev aded ▁purs uit ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁as ▁they ▁tre kk ed ▁through ▁mountains ▁and ▁j ung les , ▁encounter ing ▁the ▁military ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁coast al ▁region ▁of ▁Colombia . ▁Tul io ▁L iz cano ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁host age