FILE - In this March, 8, 2018 file photo, Luciano Marin, also known as Ivan Marquez, a leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, pauses during the announcement of the withdrawal of former guerrilla commander Rodrigo Londono from the race for president, citing both criticism of the political process and his serious health problems, at a press conference in Bogota, Colombia. Marin along with a group of former peace negotiators for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia announced in a video published Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, that they are taking up arms again following what they considered the failure of conservative President Ivan Duque to guarantee their political rights after the signing of a landmark peace deal. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's peace tribunal has ordered the arrest of four rebel leaders who appeared in a video Thursday pledging to resume their insurgency.
A tribunal statement says that Luciano MarÃn, the former chief negotiator for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, and top allies who appeared alongside him while heavily armed immediately lost their benefits under the 2016 peace deal on ending a half-century of bloody fighting.
Under terms of the accord, rebels who confess their war crimes and compensate victims are spared jail sentences and protected from extradition to the U.S.
The rebels said they were taking up arms again because the conservative government of President Ivan Duque isn't upholding the accord and stood by as hundreds of leftists and 150 demobilized rebels were slain the past three years.
FILE - Jan. 13, 2018 file photo, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres talks to the media during a join declaration with the Colombian president, in Bogota, Colombia. Guterres is telling Colombians there is no justification for armed violence after recent attacks by the nation's last remaining rebel group following the expiration of a temporary cease-fire. The top peace negotiator for the FARC announced Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, that he and a cadre of hardline supporters are taking up arms again, accusing President Ivan Duque of failing to uphold the accord that sought to end a half century of bloody fighting. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
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