No let-up in FARC war crimes

national | miscellaneous | news report Thursday April 24, 2003 18:53 by joe ranii

The FARC have been traditionally hostile to autonomous action by Indians in Colombia, and indeed have murdered many indigenous people. It is good to see that at least one FARC gangster may pay for this type of crime. In the meantime, other FARC war crimes continue ...

From AP:

BOGOTA, Colombia - Rebels burst into a hospital and shot dead two soldiers who were seeking treatment, the latest in a string of attacks in Colombia's lawless Arauca state.

The Colombian army accused the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, of committing a war crime with the attack Tuesday in the village of Fortul.
The gunmen pushed their way past medical personnel and shot Cpl. Hernan Villa Garcia and Pvt. Carlos Correa Galeano, who were at the hospital for dental care. Another soldier was severely wounded...

... On Wednesday, the Colombian Supreme Court approved the extradition of a FARC rebel wanted in the United States for the 1999 murders of three pro-Indian activists in Arauca state.
When his extradition order is signed by the president, Nelson Vargas Rueda will be the first rebel sent by Colombia to face charges in the United States.
FARC rebels kidnapped American Indians Terence Freitas, Ingrid Washinawatok and Lahee'Enae Gay in February 1999 as they worked with Indians in northeastern Colombia, the indictment says. Days later, the kidnappers shot the victims. Their bodies were found across the border in Venezuela.