Venezuela’s Chavez Confirms Handing Over Guerrilla Leader to Colombia

[Judi Lynn]

Caracas,
Thursday
December 30,2010
Venezuela’s Chavez Confirms Handing Over Guerrilla Leader to Colombia


CARACAS – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez confirmed handing over to Bogota fugitive Colombia rebel Nilson Teran and vowed his government “will not permit the incursion of any subversive Colombian element.”

“On that I’m very clear. We want peace in Colombia. We don’t want war, but neither are we going to permit the incursion of any subversive Colombian, terrorist, drug trafficking (or) guerrilla element. That problem is over there and I hope they find a road to peace,” Chavez said.

The president said that he is “obligated to safeguard the sovereignty of the country and the peace of all Venezuelans” during his yearend speech to a military garrison in which he also revealed that on Tuesday he had spoken with his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos.

Chavez offered no details about the location or circumstances surrounding the capture of Teran, alias “Tulio.”

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