Calls For Investigation Into FARC Computers

June 2008 | Ratings Update

In response to Colombian accusations that Ecuador has supported left-wing terrorist group, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador has called on the Organisation of American States (OAS) to investigate such claims. Following the seizure of FARC computers after Colombia's cross-border raid in March, Interpol has only verified that Colombian authorities did not alter documents, while authenticating their contents is beyond its remit. However, while Ecuador's calling for an investigation can be understood as an assertion of innocence in the matter, it could also suggest knowledge of the computers' contents and that any connection with the FARC will not be found therein.

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