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BOGOTA, Colombia — In its latest gesture to push for a high-profile prisoner swap, Colombia’s main leftist rebel army says it will free three ailing politicians it has held for more than six years.
In a communique, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, said the planned liberation springs from efforts by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and “other friendly governments” to seek a solution to Colombia’s long-running conflict.
The rebels set no date for the promised liberation of Gloria Polanco, Luis Eladio Perez and Orlando Beltran — all Colombians — kidnapped in 2001. But it said it wants to free the hostages on Colombian territory to Chavez or someone chosen by him.
