Allegations FARC files

1 allegations

1.1 denials
1.2 newspaper revelations
1.3 wider repercussions

allegations

the documents contained letter reyes high command of farc explaining had held meetings security minister of ecuador, gustavo larrea, representing president correa, had indicated desire establish formal relations farc . in letter, reyes conveys following information high command: intention of ecuadorian government replace police forces not accept presence of guerrilla organization in area; request release of hostage, perhaps son of professor moncayo or else may increase political action ; , decision of ecuador annul next year s license use of manta air base united states.

ecuador s interior minister fernando bustamante dismissed these allegations false . stated not going accept such thing . added easy based on evidence has not been scrutinized publicly or internationally.

the next day, set of documents, allegedly indicating relationship between farc , venezuela, released. according naranjo, documents suggested chávez had given farc guerrillas us$300 million , assisting organization obtain 50 kilograms (110 lb) of uranium. Óscar naranjo said there evidence hugo chávez had received 100 million pesos when jailed rebel leader. of documents, along photographs obtained reyes laptops, passed press. vice president of colombia, francisco santos, claimed @ disarmament forum in geneva farc planning build dirty bomb , although presented no evidence allegations. message reyes subsequently found on 1 of computers seems indicate motive sell uranium profit.

a letter farc supremo manuel marulanda venezuelan president released on march 4. in letter, marulanda venezuelan government assistance in war against colombian government , Álvaro uribe presidency supported united states. farc offered modest knowledge in defense of bolivarian revolution in case of gringo aggression, understood mean assistance against possible military action united states.

denials

venezuelan interior minister ramón rodríguez chacín denied accusations , stated find in computer letter marulanda our commander in chief. knows (the letters), ones showed our commander in chief. pay attention, venezuelan , colombian people, how manage manipulation , deception, kind of santanderist technique , fascism . rodríguez chacín stated months before, venezuelan authorities had seized computer, deceased narcotrafficker wilson varela, in turn implicated colombian police , general Óscar naranjo in drug trafficking. deduce links of consanguinity , business between general , mafia capo not reveal important information. juan david naranjo 1 of links , adjutants, brother of general Óscar naranjo trujillo. said rodríguez chacín. added had not made documents public because of ethics . affair involved general naranjo s brother in drug trafficking had been known since may 2006, when naranjo himself announced press.

the colombian government stated present documents organization of american states (oas) demonstrate venezuela , ecuador supporting farc, , thereby violating international law against harboring of terrorists . president uribe stated our un ambassador announce colombia intends denounce hugo chávez, president of venezuela [to international criminal court], sponsoring , financing people commit genocide .

on march 3, ecuadorian security minister gustavo larrea admitted having met farc, without specifying where. later day, ecuador s government announced in advanced talks farc, seeking free 12 hostages including ingrid betancourt. according president rafael correa, effort thwarted colombia s military operation. colombian government rejected argument, insisting captured computer documents revealed ecuador engaging in hostage trafficking political means , political gain, suggesting rotate military personnel on border in order allow farc operate more freely.

newspaper revelations

on march 4, colombian newsweekly revista semana published second of 2 special editions following death of farc s raúl reyes, presenting of documents said have been found on computers seized colombian government. documents included several letters between farc commanders , secretariat. on september 22, 2007, clandestine meeting had been held between member or emissary of secretariat , president of venezuela in caracas, inferred letter je secretariat. on april 8, 2007, daniel writes in letter members of secretariat joaquín gómez , fabián ramírez meeting associate of drug lord chupeta , man high acquisitive power carry out exchange of farc drugs missiles. according document, chupeta has contacts in lebanon , organization can handle transport in 2 ways: via europe or via mexico. on october 4, 2007, iván márquez writes of meeting rodríguez chacín in discussed meeting of commanders in venezuela (fuerte tiuna in caracas, valencia, barinas or trujillo), security dealt venezuelan military forces , organised rodríguez chacín, expert on kind of issues . if takes place, president chávez accompanied presidents ortega, morales , correa, patria o muerte. meeting between chávez , marulanda became issue following publication of these documents.

on october 8, 2007, details secret meetings between rodríguez chacín , farc recorded, dealing request proof ingrid betancourt still alive. thankful if send record voice of colombian-french lady praising intervention of him (chávez) , piedad. document dated december 23, 2007 discusses procedure release of 2 hostages in february 2008. refers request french president nicolas sarkozy chávez, asking marulanda receive emissary noe, whom farc believes french intelligence agent. chávez asks release of ingrid betancourt, farc responds: (farc) said if release her, run out of cards .

a document dated january 18, 2008, records meeting ecuadorian security minister gustavo larrea , request release of gustavo moncayo s son. on february 8, 2008, message iván , ricardo comrade manuel , secretariat, tells of meeting Ángel had read letter manuel , send reply, adding (Ángel) has readied first 50 , has time frame completing 200 during year . letter goes on mention possible business deals regarding commercialization of petroleum quota, or sale of gasoline in colombia, taking dossier, creation of profitable investment company in venezuela . document mentions president chávez willing receive 47 guerrilla prisoners , 500 jailed guerrillas in territory, , plans create sort of contadora group, seeking promote peace negotiations , recognition of farc belligerent force. if agree proposal, chávez says lessen impact manipulated march against farc, , willing promote counter-marches peace , humanitarian exchange in several countries. document dated february 16, 2008, mentions deal involving 50 kg of uranium, going sold @ 2.5 million usd per kilogram.

wider repercussions

on march 6, 2008 viktor bout, ex-kgb agent turned weapons dealer, arrested in luxury hotel in thailand during raid staged dea agents , carried out thai police forces. accused of supplying weapons several militias in asia, middle east , colombian terrorist group farc. sources in spain claimed arrest made possible information found on captured computers, contradicted sources in colombia.

the data found on laptop computers included personal pictures of raul reyes , guerrilla camp bombed in attack. according colombian officials, information not corroborated of previous suspicions led several important discoveries farc s inner activities , entire international network. information uncovered way in farc leadership involved in several criminal dealings, including deaths in captivity of 11 norte del valle deputies, ties notable drug dealers , colombian politicians. led discovery of farc funds related rodrigo granda hidden in costa rica , capture of rosario garcía albert, spanish woman believed representative of guerrilla group in spain , portugal. on march 25, 2008, colombian intelligence officers discovered 30 kilograms of impoverished uranium that, according officials, corroborated alleged deal mentioned on reyes captured computers. important colombian figures, including liberal opposition senator piedad cordoba, faced prosecution authorities in 2008 incriminating emails found on these laptops. chilean government official offered resignation after being tied of documents found on these computers. information uncovered related inner workings of organization, structure , channels of communication , used give farc biggest blow, in intelligence operation led liberation of ingrid betancourt , 3 american contractors in july 2008.

during diplomatic crisis caused 2008 unrest in bolivia, united states government froze assets of several senior members of venezuelan government: ex-interior minister ramón rodríguez chacín, senior disip director henry de jesús rangel , military intelligence chief hugo armando carvajal barrios, accusing them of arming, supporting , financing farc , killing of innocents , according information discovered on reyes computers.