ór dob a ▁as ▁a ▁human itar ian ▁gesture . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁F AR C – EP ▁proceeded ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁security ▁force ▁members , ▁Juan ▁Fernando ▁Gal icio ▁Uri be , ▁José ▁Walter ▁L oz ano ▁Gu arn izo , ▁Alex is ▁Tor res ▁Z ap ata ▁and ▁William ▁Giovanni ▁Dom í ng uez ▁Castro . ▁All ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁captured ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁J ara ▁( k id n apped ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February ▁and ▁López ▁( k id n apped ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁The ▁F AR C - EP ▁released ▁Swedish ▁host age ▁Erik ▁Roland ▁Lar sson . ▁Lar sson , ▁par al yz ed ▁in ▁half ▁his ▁body , ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁detect ives ▁in ▁a ▁rug ged ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁state ▁of ▁C ór dob a . ▁Lar sson ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁from ▁his ▁ran ch ▁in ▁Tier ral ta , ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁fre ed , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁Colomb ian ▁girl friend , ▁D iana ▁Pat ric ia ▁P ena ▁while ▁pay ing ▁workers . ▁She ▁escaped ▁that ▁same ▁month ▁following ▁a ▁gun ▁battle ▁between ▁her ▁capt ors ▁and ▁police .