Reply #11: Uribe demands respect for Colombians suspects [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

CARACAS, Wednesday April 07, 2010
Uribe demands respect for Colombians suspects

President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe urged the Venezuelan government to respect the human rights of eight Colombians arrested for allegedly spying on Venezuela's power system. He also criticized Venezuela's unresponsiveness in previous cases of death or arrest of his fellow citizens.

Uribe said in an interview on Wednesday that two of the detainees worked for some years as a pharmacist and a general practitioner, respectively, at a medical center of the Colombian Army in Medellín. The Colombian leader added that as far as he knows, none of them have any link with Colombian security forces.

"Based on the report, these people are linked to Venezuela. They are working there and were carrying out tourism activities." The Colombians were arrested for allegedly taking pictures of powerhouses, bridges, and highways in several Venezuelan states. The Venezuelan authorities consider that their purpose was "sabotage."

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Uribe didn't know there was a welcoming committee for his exalted emmissaries.