It’s the day the Colombian presidential candidate was taken hostage by leftist FARC rebels.
She survived more than six years in appalling conditions in the Amazon jungle before being freed in a daring raid by the Colombian military.
Ingrid Betancourt is a guest at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, and she spoke to SBS.
Listen to the interview HERE:
and don´t forget Ingrid is speaking at the Green Oration in Hobart on Thursday
