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Colombia extradites Farc captor Colombia extradites Farc captor
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Colombia has extradited to the US a rebel leader who held political hostages, among them Franco-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt.Colombia has extradited to the US a rebel leader who held political hostages, among them Franco-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt.
Gerardo Aguilar Ramirez, alias Cesar, a former top Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) commander, faces charges of trafficking drugs to the US.Gerardo Aguilar Ramirez, alias Cesar, a former top Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) commander, faces charges of trafficking drugs to the US.
Cesar was duped in July 2008 into handing over his hostages to undercover soldiers and getting captured himself.Cesar was duped in July 2008 into handing over his hostages to undercover soldiers and getting captured himself.
He is accused of guarding 15 of the Farc's highest-profile hostages.He is accused of guarding 15 of the Farc's highest-profile hostages.
Cesar is now the unwilling guest of the US justice system, the BBC's Jeremy McDermott reports from Colombia.Cesar is now the unwilling guest of the US justice system, the BBC's Jeremy McDermott reports from Colombia.
He has lost everything and is likely to spend the next 20 years in an American cell.He has lost everything and is likely to spend the next 20 years in an American cell.
Farc's greatest humiliationFarc's greatest humiliation
Handcuffed and wearing a military-style combat helmet and bullet-proof vest, Cesar boarded a US government plane late on Thursday morning, leaving Bogota for Washington.Handcuffed and wearing a military-style combat helmet and bullet-proof vest, Cesar boarded a US government plane late on Thursday morning, leaving Bogota for Washington.
Ms Betancourt described her six years in captivity as agonisingMs Betancourt described her six years in captivity as agonising
About 50 police officers escorted him to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) plane, Colombian radio station RCN reports.About 50 police officers escorted him to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) plane, Colombian radio station RCN reports.
The former Farc jailer faces charges of drugs-trafficking as his guerrilla unit, the 1st Front, is a major drugs-trafficking organisation in its own right.The former Farc jailer faces charges of drugs-trafficking as his guerrilla unit, the 1st Front, is a major drugs-trafficking organisation in its own right.
But Colombia's supreme court denied a US request to charge him with kidnapping because his alleged crimes did not take place on US soil.But Colombia's supreme court denied a US request to charge him with kidnapping because his alleged crimes did not take place on US soil.
Cesar has been forsaken by his former Farc comrades who condemned him as a traitor after he was hoodwinked by an army intelligence operation masquerading as a humanitarian mission.Cesar has been forsaken by his former Farc comrades who condemned him as a traitor after he was hoodwinked by an army intelligence operation masquerading as a humanitarian mission.
Undercover soldiers persuaded him to hand over 15 hostages in his care, among them Ingrid Betancourt and three US defence contractors.Undercover soldiers persuaded him to hand over 15 hostages in his care, among them Ingrid Betancourt and three US defence contractors.
Not only did he surrender his hostages but he was persuaded to accompany the mission, climbing aboard a helicopter where he was quickly overpowered and placed under arrest.Not only did he surrender his hostages but he was persuaded to accompany the mission, climbing aboard a helicopter where he was quickly overpowered and placed under arrest.
Without the support of his fellow rebels he will be utterly alone in the US, where he does not speak the language. Without the support of his fellow rebels he will be utterly alone in the US, to reflect on how he was part of the greatest humiliation ever inflicted on the Farc in 45 years of fighting, our correspondent says.
Alone to reflect on how he was part of the greatest humiliation ever inflicted on the Farc in 45 years of fighting, our correspondent says.