FARC Accuses Its Members
of Betrayal in Hostage
Rescue
The Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)
accused its insiders of
betrayal during the
Colombian military
rescue of hostages
Ingrid Betancourt and 14
others on July 2,
according to a
communique released
Friday.
The communique is the
first statement by FARC
after the Colombian army
rescued the 15 hostages.
FARC secretariat said
the release of the
hostages last week by
the Colombian Army is an
"escape," not a rescue.
"The escape of the 15
war prisoners on July 2
was the direct
consequence of the
despicable actions of
'Cesar' and 'Enrique',
who betrayed their
revolutionary promise,"
FARC said in the
communique.
The rebel group said it
will keep its current
policy on humanitarian
accords, which allows
the hostage exchange,
but it warned the
government to assume all
the consequences of "its
overbold and adventurous
decision" if it insists
on rescue as the only
way.
The Colombian
authorities said that
"Cesar" and "Enrique"
were arrested during the
rescue and are being
held in prison in
Bogota.
The U.S. government has
requested the
extradition of the two
men involved in the
kidnapping of three U.S.
defense contractors.
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