The 27 Colombians held in Ramo Verde reclusion center accused of belonging to paramilitary groups seeking to destabilize the government of President Hugo Chávez asked the Venezuelan judiciary to issue a prompt judgment and requested more cooperation from Colombia.

The inmates told a Colombian radio station via cellular phone that they pleaded no guilty for the charges and asked the Colombian state to help them overcome their situation, DPA reported.

"You know that we are alone here. We do not receive any more personal care products or visits, because our relatives cannot afford travel and the State does not help," a prisoner requesting anonymity regretted.
  
Las October 25th, the 27 Colombian were sentenced to six-year imprisonment, but the judgment was appealed.