Colombia: Release of two police officers
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Press release issued by the ICRC
delegation in Bogotل, Colombia, on 27 December 2006
On 27 December, the National Liberation Army (ELN) handed over two police officers, Guillermo Calder َ n and Vladimir Meza Garc ي a, to representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in a rural part of Colombia's Samaniego (Nari ٌ o) municipality.
Both men had been held by the ELN since 1 December 2006.
The ICRC took part in the operation at the request of the ELN and the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace.
The ICRC welcomes the spirit of cooperation that led to the success of this operation.
It reiterates its readiness to support efforts to put in place mechanisms aimed at facilitating the release of hostages and of members of the armed and police forces still deprived of their freedom in connection with the armed conflict.
For further information, please contact:
Yves Heller, ICRC Bogotá, tel: +571 313 86 30 or + 57 311 491 07 89
See also ICRC media contacts
This article on www.icrc.org
On 27 December, the National Liberation Army (ELN) handed over two police officers, Guillermo Calder َ n and Vladimir Meza Garc ي a, to representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in a rural part of Colombia's Samaniego (Nari ٌ o) municipality.
Both men had been held by the ELN since 1 December 2006.
The ICRC took part in the operation at the request of the ELN and the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace.
The ICRC welcomes the spirit of cooperation that led to the success of this operation.
It reiterates its readiness to support efforts to put in place mechanisms aimed at facilitating the release of hostages and of members of the armed and police forces still deprived of their freedom in connection with the armed conflict.
For further information, please contact:
Yves Heller, ICRC Bogotá, tel: +571 313 86 30 or + 57 311 491 07 89
See also ICRC media contacts
This article on www.icrc.org
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