Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Mistrial declared in trial of Colombian guerilla leader

A U.S. federal judge declared a mistrial yesterday in the trial of senior FARC member Ricardo Palmera, better known by the moniker “Simon Trinidad”. Prosecutors said that they will retry the case of Palmera (image) who had been accused of aiding terrorists as well as being involved in the kidnapping of 3 U.S. citizens in Colombia.


Links- Reuters, USA TODAY

Image- BBC News

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