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- Perez was captured by FARC in 2001
- Attempted an unsuccessful escape with Betancourt in 2005CNN.com: Survivor: Jungle hostages 'turned on each other' (July 8, 2008)
- He, along with the other hostages, were able to listen to the radio during captivity
- During captivity, Perez stated that Betancourt faced sexual abuse threatsCNN.com: Survivor: Jungle hostages 'turned on each other' (July 8, 2008)
- Luis Eladio Perez suffers from diabetesCNN.com: Survivor: Jungle hostages 'turned on each other' (July 8, 2008)
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Luis Eladio Perez is a former Colombian congressman who was taken captive by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and held for seven years. He, along with Ingrid Betancourt and 15 others, were rescued by the Colombian authorities in July of 2008.
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Quotes
- In a statement about the radio broadcasts his wife sent him while he was in captivity:
- "[The messages] make you remember that your family is fighting to get you out. You have to hold on. You have to eat. And you have to exercise. You just have to try to stay alive."—Luis Eladio PerezBloomberg.com: Betancourt `Put Off' Suicide to Hear Colombian Radio Broadcasts (July 7, 2008)
- In a statement about the radio broadcasts his wife sent him while he was in captivity:
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