The Colombia FARC rebels said on Sunday that Hector Albeidis Arboleda Buitrago, who is being accused of allegedly performing "forced abortions" on the guerillas, was never part of their group. They emphasized that these abortion policies are counter to their "principles."

In a report with Fox News Latino, the FARC rebel group issued an official statement on the controversy, which was signed by the "FARC-EP Joint Chiefs of Staff Secretariat." The official statement said that FARC does not have the policy of forcing abortions on their pregnant guerillas.

Arboleda, who is also known in Colombia as "The Nurse," was arrested in Madrid in December. He was released after the country took precautionary measures. Arboleda is also wanted by Interpol on counts of "aggravated torture, non-consensual abortion and criminal conspiracy."

FARC insisted that the accusations of the forced abortions were "ridiculous." They added that the entire controversy was just a "judicial and media set up."

They also added that such claims made by the Colombian government that the FARC rebels "rape and use women" are false and shameful.

In a report with BBC, Attorney General Eduardo Montealegre said that the female rebels were forced to have to abortions to make sure that they do not lose their ability to fight.

Montealegre insisted that they had proof that many women rebels were forced to have abortions in the past, so as to not lose them as "an instrument of war."

This is not the first time that FARC has denied these claims. The rebel group insisted that contraception was always "readily available."

One woman claimed in the report with BBC that she was forced to have five abortions.

The rebel, who remained unidentified, told the publication that women rebels were not allowed to have children and that those who were allowed to give birth were considered "lucky."

The Colombian government and FARC delegates said that they are hoping to sign a final peace agreement in March 2016. The peace talks have seen significant progress since it began in November 2012. 

It was reported by the BBC that Colombia's FARC rebels said that the pending peace process talks are "extensive, complex and delicate." They added that they should not be subjected to "pressures and immovable deadlines." 

President Juan Manuel Santos insisted on the March 2016 deadline. 

More than 220,000 people have been killed in the conflict that has spanned more than five decades. A good majority of these people are civilians.