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Farc leader guilty of US kidnaps | Farc leader guilty of US kidnaps |
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Farc rebel leader Ricardo Palmera has been convicted by a US jury of plotting to hold three Americans hostage after they were captured in Colombia. | Farc rebel leader Ricardo Palmera has been convicted by a US jury of plotting to hold three Americans hostage after they were captured in Colombia. |
The three US government contractors were taken by Farc after their aircraft crashed in the jungle during a mission to find illegal drug crops in 2003. | The three US government contractors were taken by Farc after their aircraft crashed in the jungle during a mission to find illegal drug crops in 2003. |
Though convicted over the hostages, who remain in Farc hands, the jury is still deliberating terrorism charges. | Though convicted over the hostages, who remain in Farc hands, the jury is still deliberating terrorism charges. |
Sent to the US in 2004, Palmera is the most senior Farc rebel yet tried there. | Sent to the US in 2004, Palmera is the most senior Farc rebel yet tried there. |
Palmera, known by his nom de guerre Simon Trinidad, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit hostage taking and now faces up to 30 years in prison. | Palmera, known by his nom de guerre Simon Trinidad, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit hostage taking and now faces up to 30 years in prison. |
When this trial is fully concluded he will go on trial again to face drugs charges. | |
The three kidnapped Americans - Thomas Howes, Keith Stansell and Marc Gonsalves - are still thought to be held by Farc in south-eastern Colombia. | The three kidnapped Americans - Thomas Howes, Keith Stansell and Marc Gonsalves - are still thought to be held by Farc in south-eastern Colombia. |
The left-wing rebel group Farc has been fighting the Colombian government for more than four decades. | The left-wing rebel group Farc has been fighting the Colombian government for more than four decades. |
Palmera's first US trial over the hostage-taking ended in a mistrial in November 2006 after the jury was not able to agree on a verdict. | Palmera's first US trial over the hostage-taking ended in a mistrial in November 2006 after the jury was not able to agree on a verdict. |
He was captured in Ecuador and later extradited to the US in late 2004 by Colombia. | He was captured in Ecuador and later extradited to the US in late 2004 by Colombia. |
He has already been convicted by a Colombian court of kidnapping and rebellion and sentenced to 35 years in jail. | He has already been convicted by a Colombian court of kidnapping and rebellion and sentenced to 35 years in jail. |
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