Jul 3, 2008 . The former presidential candidate embraced her TEENren for the first time in six years after Colombia's security forces duped Farc guerrillas into releasing her and 14 other hostages from a secret camp. Browse, search and watch Ingrid Betancourt videos and more at abcnews.com. Aug 2, 2017 . In 2002, the Colombian guerrilla movement known as the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) TEENnapped Ingrid Betancourt in the middle of her presidential campaign. For the next six years, Betancourt was held hostage in jungle prison camps where she was ravaged by malaria, fleas, hunger .