Ecuadoran judge asks for imprisonment of former Colombian minister

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Ecuadoran judge asks for imprisonment of former Colombian minister

AGENCIAS - Quito - 06/30/2009

An Ecuadoran judge ordered the imprisonment of Juan Manuel Santos, former Colombian Defense Minister and former strongman for President Álvaro Uribe/ The magistrate accuses Santos of coordinating and ordering the attack on March 1, 2008 at a base of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in Ecuadorian territory, in which 25 persons died, including guerrilla leader Raúl Reyes.

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In the attack of March 2008, Ecudarian Franklin Aisalla died. Quito argued that Bogotá violated human rights to the Interamerican Court for Human Rights.

The Ecuadorian government is certain that Aisalla's death was the result of an extrajudicial execution, despite Colombia's denials of that version and its insistence that the man of 28 years of age died during the bombing of the camp by Colombia.

Un juez de Ecuador pide prisión para un ex ministro colombiano

AGENCIAS - Quito - 30/06/2009

Un juzgado ecuatoriano ordenó ayer el ingreso en prisión de Juan Manuel Santos, ex ministro de Defensa de Colombia y antiguo hombre fuerte del presidente, Álvaro Uribe. El magistrado acusa a Santos de coordinar y ordenar el ataque del 1 de marzo de 2008 a la base de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) en territorio de Ecuador, donde murieron 25 personas, entre ellas el líder guerrillero Raúl Reyes.

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En el ataque de marzo de 2008 murió el ecuatoriano Franklin Aisalla. Quito demandó a Bogotá argumentando violación del derecho a la vida ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos.

El Gobierno ecuatoriano asegura que Aisalla murió como consecuencia de una ejecución extrajudicial, aunque Colombia ha negado esta versión y sostiene que el hombre de 38 años murió en el bombardeo colombiano al campamento.

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1. Colombia minister's arrest sought (BBC News)

Source: BBC News

Colombia minister's arrest sought

Page last updated at 04:54 GMT, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 05:54 UK

A court in Ecuador has ordered the arrest of Colombia's ex-defence minister over an air raid against a rebel base in Ecuador last year.

The minister, Juan Manuel Santos, ordered the attack on a camp of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), which killed 25 rebels.

Colombia has said the raid, which took place in March 2008, was necessary in the "fight against terrorism".

Ecuador and Colombia severed diplomatic ties over the incident.

The attack was condemned by the Organization of American States.

Those killed in the operation included senior Farc commander Raul Reyes and an Ecuadoran national.

According to Ecuadorean media, Mr Santos is wanted for murder and violating Ecuadorian internal security.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8125710.stm