Pablo Escobar’s son apologizes to children of Medellin cartel victims
The gesture had “symbolic importance. It’s a good sign for this deeply polarized country…”
–Camilo Gonzalez of the Institute for Development and Peace (Indepaz), Colombia
A recent BBC World (Latin America) article (Google translation) reported that Sebastian Marroquin (formerly Juan Pablo Escobar), the son of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, apologized to the children of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galan and Minister Rodrigo Lara, both who were a few of the hundreds of victims of the Medellin cartel.
“How important is the gesture of the son of Escobar?” BBC World asked philosophy professor Guillermo Hoyos, Universidad Javeriana. Hoyos said he was ‘very impressed’ with the meeting between the son of the perpetrator and the children of the victims.
“I remember the words of Spanish philosopher Manuel Reyes Mate, when he said that there will come a time when the culture of forgiveness has to be a civic virtue,” said Hoyos.
Thanks to Olivia Murillo, our conversation facilitator in Mexico, for sharing this link with us.
Submitted by: Roselle Kovitz