National Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera
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The National Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera is an ideologically leftwing organization based in the United States which calls for the release of Ricardo Palmera, also known as Simón Trinidad of the Colombian FARC guerrilla group. Palmera was captured while in Ecuador and was extradited to the United States, where he is imprisoned and is being tried in a U.S. court. Palmera is the highest level FARC leader to ever be captured.
The National Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera states on its website that "[we are] made up of Colombia solidarity activists in the U.S. and around the world. We ask all those who oppose U.S. intervention in Colombia to join us in demanding freedom for Ricardo Palmera."
The organization's website also states that "one of Latin America's most important leftists is now sitting in a U.S. jail. Everyone who is against injustice and who wants to oppose the imperial arrogance of the Bush administration should join us in the effort."
The Committee supports the FARC's activities in Colombia, describing its leadership as "incorruptible through forty years of struggle" and the rebel group as one that is "fighting for national liberation".
14 members of the organization participated in an October 10, 2006 protest that preceded the beginning of Trinidad's trial. This protest received coverage in the Colombian media (1)
