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Bogota makes Makled available to the US before extradition to Caracas
[El Universal] Gabriel Silva, Colombia's Ambassador to the United States, said that alleged drug kingpin Walid Makled will be at the disposal of US authorities while he is extradited to Venezuela, as promised by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. Silva said in an interview published by Colombian newspaper El Tiempo that due to "reasons related to proceedings and commitments made by" Santos, the Colombian Head of State decided to extradite Makled to Venezuela rather than to the US, news agency AFP reported. "The judicial and intelligence cooperation with the US began many decades ago. Colombia is the country that has extradited more national and foreign people to the United States. All of them, including this guy, are at the disposal of the US," the Colombian envoy said. Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch... Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that Washington has requested the drug lord's extradition to smear his government with scandals. "Washington wants to use him so he vomits all kinds of accusations against the Bolivarian Revolution, against its political and military leadership," Chavez wrote in his weekly column. Posted by: Fred 2010-11-23 |
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