Santos asks Chávez to arrest alleged Colombian guerrilla Joaquín Pérez Becerra

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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Sunday that Joaquín Pérez Becerra, an alleged leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), was detained on Saturday in Venezuela, after a request he made to his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chávez.

Santos said that he called Chávez on Saturday to ask him to arrest "Alberto Martínez," also known as Pérez Becerra, who had boarded a flight from Frankfurt (Germany) to Caracas on Saturday, Efe reported.

"I gave him the name and I asked him to help me catch him," Santos said. He revealed details about the detention during a visit to the town of Cajicá, which was affected by floods, along with other towns located in the northern part of the Bogotá savannah. Torrential rains have kept most of Colombia on high alert.

Chávez "did not hesitate," Santos said. The Colombian president added that he talked on Sunday morning with his Venezuelan counterpart to thank him for his cooperation in the fight against guerrillas.

http://english.eluniversal.com/2011/04/25/santos-asks-chavez-to-arrest-alleged-colombian-guerrilla-joaquin-perez-becerra.shtml

http://www.semana.com/nacion/santos-dice-pidio-chavez-detuviera-joaquin-perez-becerra-presunto-jefe-farc/155607-3.aspx

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1. Alleged FARC member is handed to Colombian authorities

Joaquín Pérez Becerra, also known as Alberto Martínez, who is an alleged member of the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and editor of the Stockholm-based Noticias Nueva Colombia (Anncol) news agency, arrived on Tuesday in Bogotá, deported from Venezuela.

Alberto Martínez was arrested at Maiquetía international airport Saturday following a red notice issued by the International Police (Interpol).

After Martínez's deportation from Venezuela, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos thanked his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chávez "for his cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking and terrorism."


http://english.eluniversal.com/2011/04/26/alleged-farc-member-is-handed-to-colombian-authorities.shtml