The government has stripped Zarco Aldinever of his recognition as a negotiator, the man who allegedly ordered the attack on Miguel Uribe.

"To revoke the recognition made through resolutions 065, 145, and 322 of 2024 as representative members of the Second Marquetalia," the document states.

Alias "El Zarco" Aldinever, a close confidant of "Iván Márquez," is the main commander of the group comprised of defectors from the peace agreement in Colombia. The leader had been recognized as a negotiator in February 2024 for the failed negotiation process with the "Segunda Marquetalia."

The resolution also revoked the appointments of Willian Danilo Malaver López, alias "Gersón"; Alberto Cruz Lobo; Luz Milfa Colmenares Vaca; Gladys Amparo Jiménez; and Yuvarniza Romero, all members of that armed group.

EL TIEMPO also learned of a document signed by Armando Novoa, the government's chief negotiator at the meeting with the "Coordinadora Nacional Ejército Bolivariano," a group that emerged after the fragmentation of the Second Marquetalia, in which they request that their designation as negotiators be withdrawn.

"I would like to inform the National Government and its office that we hereby inform you that the following individuals are not members of the National Coordinator of the Bolivarian Army, nor are they authorized spokespersons for it. Given the above, it is not necessary to include them within the scope of the negotiating tables," states the document sent on March 18, 2025.

Sierra Sabogal has been linked to armed groups since 1991, the year he joined the FARC's 53rd Front at just 15 years old. His initial activity was concentrated in the municipality of Medina, Cundinamarca, marking the beginning of a career that has spanned more than three decades.

By the mid-1990s, this 49-year-old man was already holding leadership positions . In 1993, he took over as the main leader of the Manuela Beltrán Mobile Company, which operated in the province of Gutiérrez.

Records obtained by this newspaper indicate that on July 19, 1994, he participated in an armed attack on a police station in La Calera, Cundinamarca, in which one officer was killed. Four years later, he was named second-in-command of the 53rd Front, where he participated in the kidnapping of the mayor and two council members of the municipality of Medina.

In 2011, he was appointed coordinator of Fronts 26, 53, and Urías Rondón by the then leader of the Eastern Bloc, alias 'Mauricio Jaramillo'.

With the signing of the peace agreement in 2016, he participated in the reintegration process, being appointed to the collegiate leadership of the new political party, FARC, in 2017. During this period, he was the coordinator of the Mariana Páez Territorial Training and Reincorporation Space (ETCR) in Mesetas (Meta), where he inventoried properties for victim reparations. However, he left the ETCR in 2018.

In 2019, he reappeared publicly in a video from the armed faction "Segunda Marquetalia." Due to this rearmament, he was expelled from the peace process by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) , along with other leaders such as "Iván Márquez" and "Romaña," for failing to fulfill their commitments to truth, justice, and reparation.

In November 2024, after five months of negotiations, the disbandment of the "Second Marquetalia" and the continuation of the dialogue table with the sector made up of the "Border Commands" and the "Guerrilla Coordinator of the Pacific" were confirmed.

Since then, negotiations have continued normally under the leadership of Armando Novoa, while the armed group's delegation has been led by José Vicente Lesmes, alias Walter Mendoza.

CAMILO A. CASTILLOPolitical EditorX: (@camiloandres894)