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Viewing cable 07BOGOTA8660, URIBE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS EXTRADITIONS AT

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07BOGOTA8660 2007-12-26 21:34 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Bogota
VZCZCXYZ0000
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBO #8660/01 3602134
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 262134Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY BOGOTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0639
INFO RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS PRIORITY 9707
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ DEC 9150
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA PRIORITY 5743
RUEHME/AMEMBASSY MEXICO PRIORITY 8203
RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO PRIORITY 6447
RUEHGL/AMCONSUL GUAYAQUIL PRIORITY 4238
RUEAWJC/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC PRIORITY
UNCLAS BOGOTA 008660 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER SNAR CO
SUBJECT: URIBE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS EXTRADITIONS AT 
RECORD LEVELS 
 
REF: BOGOTA 08384 
 
 
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SUMMARY 
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1.  (SBU)  The GOC processed a record number of 164 
extraditions in 2007, surpassing the previous record of 134 
set in 2005.  Under President Uribe, 581 defendants involved 
in crimes such as drug trafficking, extortion, money 
laundering and terrorism have been extradited to date to the 
United States.  Among those extradited in 2007 were 11 
members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 
and three members of the United Self Defense Forces of 
Colombia (AUC).  The GOC has suspended 11 former AUC leaders' 
extraditions due to their participation in the AUC peace 
process; the USG continues to seek their extradition. End 
Summary 
 
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GOC COMMITMENT TO EXTRADITIONS LEADS TO RECORD YEAR 
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2.  (SBU)  Colombia extradited a record number of 164 
defendants to the United States for prosecution in 2007, 
surpassing the previous record of 134 set in 2005.  Under 
President Uribe, 581 individuals have been extradited to the 
United States to date, accounting for 88% of all GOC 
extraditions to the United States since 1991.  This year, the 
GOC extradited 11 FARC and three AUC members.  President 
Uribe has suspended the extradition of eleven former AUC 
members due to their cooperation in the AUC peace process. 
The Colombian Supreme Court has ruled that the 11 are legally 
eligible for extradition to the United States, but the GOC 
has made clear it will not extradite them unless they violate 
their peace process obligations. The USG continues to seek 
their extradition. 
 
3.  (SBU)  In 2007, Post continued receiving strong 
cooperation from the GOC's judicial and executive branches to 
facilitate extraditions.  President Uribe has publicly stated 
Colombia's extradition policy is a "non-negotiable" aspect of 
the bilateral relationship despite its domestic unpopularity. 
 He reiterated this commitment at a meeting with Senator 
Harry Reid during his visit to Bogota on November 28 
(reftel).  Although only legally required to review 
indictments, the Supreme Court consistently reviews all 
available information, including the Embassy's diplomatic 
notes and the prosecutor's and agent's affidavits, to help 
develop a strong case. 
 
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CASE HIGHLIGHTS OF 2007 
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4.  (SBU)  The GOC extradited FARC leaders Erminso Cuevas 
Cabrera and Jorge Rodriguez Mendieta on drug trafficking 
charges in September and November respectively.  They are the 
first FARC leaders to be extradited under a District of 
Columbia March 2006 cocaine trafficking indictment, which 
accuses the top 50 FARC leaders of supervising the production 
and distribution of thousands of pounds of cocaine.  Their 
trials are currently scheduled for 2008. 
 
5.  (U)  Ten Colombian and Venezuelan nationals were 
extradited this year for attempting to assist FARC members 
obtain counterfeit American visas to enter the U.S.  The 
group included former immigration officers in Colombia's 
Department of Administrative Security (DAS).  They were 
convicted in the Federal District Court in the Southern 
District of Florida for conspiracy to commit alien smuggling. 
 
6.  (U)  The GOC extradited AUC members Davinson Gomez Ocampo 
and Hector Rodriguez Acevedo to face federal charges in the 
Eastern District of New York and the Southern District of 
Florida respectively.  Gomez Ocampo was convicted of drug 
trafficking charges.  Rodriguez Acevedo, who was serving as 
city council member in Santa Marta at the time of his arrest, 
was convicted of providing material support to the AUC.  This 
was the first conviction against an AUC member in the United 
States concerning material support for a terrorism group. 
 
7.  (U)  Eduardo Restrepo-Victoria, (aka "El Socio") 
allegedly one of the principal narcotraffickers in the 
Department of Tolima, was extradited to the U.S. on December 
10.  He organized the transportation of both Peruvian and 
Colombian cocaine through Mexico to the United States. 
 
8.  (U)  FARC leaders Ricardo Palmera (aka "Simon Trinidad") 
and Anayibe Rojas Valderama (aka "Sonia"), who were 
extradited in 2004 and 2005 respectively, were the first FARC 
leaders to be convicted in the United States for 
terrorist-related activities.  Simon Trinidad was convicted 
for his role in conspiring to take three American citizens 
hostage.  He faces a retrial for drug trafficking offenses in 
the District of Colombia in March 2008 after the first trial 
resulted in a hung jury.  Sonia was convicted of cocaine 
trafficking. 
 
Nichols