CARACAS, Monday May 05, 2008 | Update
The information found in the computers of the deceased leader
of the rebel Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC),
Raúl Reyes, was not manipulated by Colombian authorities,
according to an Interpol's report to be released next May
15, as disclosed by Bogota El Tiempo daily newspaper.
The report stated that a committee comprising computer science
experts from Korea, Australia, and Singapore working for the
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) completed
last May 2 the investigation into the three computers found
in Reyes' camp in Ecuador, Efe reported.
"The first finding was that Reyes' files were not manipulated
and that security agencies and citizens who had the computer
in their hands kept them safe," the Colombian newspaper stated.
02:57 PM. HEAVY RAINS. Venezuelan Executive Vice-President Elias Jaua reported that the government is designing plans to support farmers, cattlemen and peasants of the state of Mérida who have been hit by heavy rains that have caused crop losses.