A hearing to appeal a guilty finding last October with regard to 27 Colombian citizens and three Venezuelan army officers (FAN) in connection with the crime of military rebellion in the case of Colombian paramilitary started Wednesday at the court martial.

The 27 Colombians arrived in the military courthouse from Ramo Verde reclusion center, TV news channel Globovisión reported.

Brigadier General Ovidio Poggioli, National Guard Colonel Jesús Farías Rodríguez and Army Captain Rafael Faría Villasmil, are the army officers who were convicted by the first trial court.

The court martial should issue an opinion on the appeal filed by defense attorneys.