CARACAS, Friday January 11, 2008 | Update
Former Colombian lawmaker Consuelo González, who was
released Thursday together with former vice-presidential candidate
Clara Rojas, Friday denounced that the Colombian Revolutionary
Armed Forces (FARC) have kept chained the police and military
officers with whom she was captive in the Colombian jungle
for one year now.
González said the officers "lived chained up all the
day long, with chains on their necks they had to carry to
do any activity," Efe reported.
"At night, the rebels tie the chains to a pole at the footrest,"
González told Bogota-based Caracol Radio from Caracas.
02:57 PM. HEAVY RAINS. Venezuelan Executive Vice-President Elias Jaua reported that the government is designing plans to support farmers, cattlemen and peasants of the state of Mérida who have been hit by heavy rains that have caused crop losses.