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Colombian Guerrilla's Wife Also
A Murderer
The woman, who the "guerrillero"
of the uerzas Armadas
Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC),
Héctor Orlando Martínez Quinto,
married to legally stay in Costa
Rica, is also a killer and is
currently serving time in the El
Buen Pastor women's prison.
Martínez is accused by the
Colombian government of two
massacres that involved the
death of some 130 people. Costa
Rican immigration records
indicate that the Colombian was
not in Costa Rica during the
time of the massacres, having
left before and returned soon
after.
Ana Yancy Aguilar Corrales, a
woman from Alajuela, is on
record as Orlando's wife, a
Costa Rican, who was convicted
to 14 years prison for murder
and theft.
Authorities say that the
marriage is one of convenience,
simply for the purpose to allow
Martínez to stay in the Costa
Rica. Under Costa Rica's
political constitution, a
foreigner who marries a Costa
Rican has the right to legally
stay in the country.
Martínez is alleged to have paid
the Corrales an undisclosed sum
to marry him simply to obtain
his residency status. The woman
has been in prison since March
of 2004.
The Colombian was on the
Interpol's wanted list and was
found in El Cocal de Puntarenas
where he worked as a fisherman.
Authorities suspect that the man
used the guise of a fisherman to
import drugs and weapons into
Costa Rica, as part of a network
by the FARC that is well
established in Central America.
Martínez is wanted in the
massacre of 84 people in a
church in May of 2002 and the
other where he is tied to the
decapitation of 47 police
officers in 1999.
The capture of the man was a
surprise to residents of
Puntarenas, who described him on
television as a peaceful and
"good" man, a man who kept
pretty much to himself but was
always ready to lend a hand to
his neighbours when asked.
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