Luis Carlos Restrepo Ramírez
Colombian politician (born 1954)
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Luis Carlos Restrepo Ramírez (born 24 January 1954) is a Colombian psychiatrist and philosopher, who served as the 5th High Commissioner for Peace of Colombia from August 2002 to March 2009.
Luis Carlos Restrepo Ramírez | |
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| 5th High Commissioner for Peace of Colombia | |
| In office 7 August 2002 – 5 March 2009 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Camilo Gómez Alzate |
| Succeeded by | Frank Joseph Pearl González |
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| Born | 24 January 1954 |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Psychiatrist |
| Website | luiscarlosrestrepo |
While in Office, he was in charge of the controversial demobilization and disarmament of 32,000 paramilitaries of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia and 13,000 guerrilla fighters.[1]
For some time, the Government of Colombia considered him a fugitive,[2][3][4] after the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia issued an international arrest warrant[2][4] after Restrepo left the country on 8 January 2012 on a flight bound to the United States;[2][3][4] his current whereabouts remain unknown, but he is presumed to have obtained political asylum in Canada.[5] Restrepo, who was accused of faking the demobilization of a FARC military unit in 2006,[2][3][4] is charged by the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia with conspiracy to commit crime; embezzlement; and arms possession, trafficking, and manufacturing.[4] Restrepo, who was one of the closest allies of the President Álvaro Uribe Vélez,[2][3][4] has denied the allegations made against him, and accused the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón of mounting a political persecution against him; in this he receives the backing and support of former President Uribe.[2] However, on September 23, 2013, Colombia's Prosecutor General dropped the arrest warrant against Restrepo.[6]
From his exile, Restrepo has shown support for the current Peace talks of President Juan Manuel Santos with FARC rebels.[7]
On May 17, 2025, former peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo was acquitted of false demobilization of the Cacica La Gaitana military unit.[8]
Personal life
Luis Carlos was born on 24 January 1954 in Filandia, Caldas Department to Carlos E. Restrepo Ramírez and Soledad Ramírez Ospina.
Works
- Restrepo Ramírez, Luis Carlos (1983). Libertad y Locura (in Spanish). Bogotá: Ego Puto. ISBN 9789581701377. OCLC 25136158.
- Restrepo Ramírez, Luis Carlos (1989). La trampa de la razón (in Spanish). Bogotá: Arango Editores. OCLC 23255221.
- Restrepo Ramírez, Luis Carlos (1994). La Fruta Prohibida: La Droga en el Espejo de la Cultura. Cuadernillos para el tercer milenio (5) (in Spanish). Cali: Fundación para la Investigación y la Cultura/Libreria Hojas de Hierba. ISBN 9589091105. OCLC 33664148.
- Restrepo Ramírez, Luis Carlos (1994). El derecho a la ternura (in Spanish). Bogotá: Arango. ISBN 9789582708016. OCLC 318245848.
- Restrepo Ramírez, Luis Carlos; Espinel Vallejo, Manuel (1996). Semiología de las Prácticas de Salud (in Spanish). Bogotá: Pontifical Xavierian University. ISBN 9789589502112. OCLC 252649884.
- Restrepo Ramírez, Luis Carlos (1997). Memorias de la Tierra (in Spanish). Armenia: Fondo Mixto para la Promocion de la Cultura y la Artes del Quindio. ISBN 9789589662205. OCLC 253706865.
- Restrepo Ramírez, Luis Carlos (1997). Proyecto para un arca en medio de un diluvio de plomo (in Spanish). Bogotá: Arango Editores. ISBN 9789582700126. OCLC 253911961.
- Restrepo Ramírez, Luis Carlos (1998). Ética del amor y pacto entre géneros (in Spanish). Bogotá: San Pablo. ISBN 9789586079808.
- Restrepo Ramírez, Luis Carlos (2002). Más alla del terror: abordaje cultural de la violencia en Colombia (in Spanish). Bogotá: Ed. Aguilar. ISBN 9789587040470. LCCN 2003448820. OCLC 250014610.
- Restrepo Ramírez, Luis Carlos (2004). El Retorno de lo Sacro (in Spanish). Bogotá: Taurus. ISBN 9789587041842. OCLC 57625132.
- Restrepo Ramírez, Luis Carlos (2005). Justicia y Paz: de la Negociación a la Gracia. Deliberare (in Spanish). Medellín: Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano. ISBN 9789589751084. OCLC 237608242.
- Restrepo Ramírez, Luis Carlos (2005). Viaje al fondo del mal (in Spanish). Bogotá: Taurus. ISBN 9789587043129. OCLC 777908767.