Colombian Ingrid Betancourt, who herself was detained for six years by a guerrilla movement, responds to our country’s choice to exchange convicted terrorist Assadolah Assadi for NGO employee Olivier Vandecasteele. “It was a black day for the democratic constitutional state. This affects Belgium’s reputation as a state,” said Betancourt.
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Betancourt, who himself was held hostage for years, responds to Vandecasteele’s prisoner exchange: “It affects Belgium’s reputation”
