Colombian Police Offers
Reward To Avoid FARC Attacks In Elections
BOGOTA - The Colombian police offered on
Monday a reward of 50,000 U.S. dollars for
those people helping avoid attacks of the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
during the presidential elections on May 30.
Colombian army soldiers display captured
arms in Bogota, Colombia, May 10. At least
six Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
guerrillas died on May 9, during a fight
with government forces in Huila Department
and 18 more subversives were captured,
reported the authorities. During the
operations the Army seized abundant war
material, explosives and elements of
communications and stores.
Commander of the police, General Oscar
Naranjo said the FARC has intensified their
attacks in several regions of the country,
in order to sabotage the elections and
intimidate the voters.
"We are offering a reward of even 100
million Colombian pesos (50,000
dollars) to continue penetrating that
organization and unveiling their plans,
because what we have known is leading to
destabilize this electoral process," Naranjo
said.
Naranjo added that the authorities are
developing a strategy to counteract the
eventual "terrorist" attacks. He said the
FARC is planning to supplant members of the
Army and Police to kidnap people and attack
vulnerable towns.
During last week, seven rebels, three
soldiers and 14 civilians were killed as
consequence of crashes in Cauca and Narino
departments. Also 22 people were injured and
18 rebels were detained.
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