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Posted: 9/10/2012 3:08:44 PM EST
Former hostage Orlando Sigifredo Ibarra Sarmiento exits a plane at a military base in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. Ibarra, an Ecuadorean citizen who had been held by leftist guerrillas of of National Liberation Army (ELN) for two years, said he escaped along with one of his jailers. Ibarra, a 39-year-old business administrator who has lived in Colombia for 10 years, was kidnapped on Aug. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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Posted: 9/7/2012 6:23:24 PM EST
Marco Leon Calarca, spokesman and member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) speaks during an interview in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Sept 7, 2012. The spokesman for Colombia's main leftist guerrilla army says President Juan Manuel Santos' rejection of a cease-fire will not derail peace talks next month. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Posted: 9/7/2012 6:23:24 PM EST
Marco Leon Calarca, spokesman and member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) speaks with Associated Press during an interview in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Sept 7, 2012. The spokesman for Colombia's main leftist guerrilla army says President Juan Manuel Santos' rejection of a cease-fire will not derail peace talks next month. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Posted: 9/7/2012 6:23:24 PM EST
Marco Leon Calarca, spokesman and member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) speaks during an interview in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Sept 7, 2012. The spokesman for Colombia's main leftist guerrilla army says President Juan Manuel Santos' rejection of a cease-fire will not derail peace talks next month. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Posted: 9/7/2012 6:23:24 PM EST
Marco Leon Calarca, spokesman and member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) smiles during an interview in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Sept 7, 2012. The spokesman for Colombia's main leftist guerrilla army says President Juan Manuel Santos' rejection of a cease-fire will not derail peace talks next month. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 5:33:33 PM EST
In this Aug. 31, 2012 photo, Jesse Pedro Resau, a friend of U.S. citizen Jason Puracal, stands at a viewpoint in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 5:33:33 PM EST
In this Aug. 31, 2012 photo, Kelly Thomas, owner of the coffee shop and bookstore El Gato Negro, which was frequently visited by U.S. citizen Jason Puracal, works in her cafe iin San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 5:33:33 PM EST
In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, U.S. citizen Jason Puracal speaks during his appeals hearing in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 5:33:33 PM EST
In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, U.S. citizen Jason Puracal, center in blue shirt, is escorted out of court after his appeal hearing in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 5:33:33 PM EST
In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, a prison guard records a video with a cell phone during an appeal hearing for U.S. citizen Jason Puracal in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 5:33:33 PM EST
In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, U.S. citizen Jason Puracal, left, sits next to other detainees during his appeals hearing in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 5:33:33 PM EST
In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, U.S citizen Jason Puracal, left, attends his appeals hearing in handcuffs in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 3:03:23 PM EST
In this Aug. 31, 2012 photo, Jesse Pedro Resau, a friend of U.S. citizen Jason Sachary Puracal, stands at a viewpoint in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 3:03:23 PM EST
In this Aug. 31, 2012 photo, Kelly Thomas, owner of the coffee shop and bookstore El Gato Negro, which was frequently visited by U.S. citizen Jason Sachary Puracal, works in her cafe iin San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 3:03:23 PM EST
In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, U.S. citizen Jason Sachary Puracal speaks during his appeals hearing in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 3:03:23 PM EST
In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, U.S citizen Jason Sachary Puracal, left, attends his appeals hearing in handcuffs in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 3:03:23 PM EST
In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, U.S. citizen Jason Sachary Puracal, center in blue shirt, is escorted out of court after his appeal hearing in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 3:03:23 PM EST
In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, a prison guard records a video with a cell phone during an appeal hearing for U.S. citizen Jason Sachary Puracal in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 3:03:23 PM EST
In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, U.S. citizen Jason Sachary Puracal, left, sits next to other detainees during his appeals hearing in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Posted: 9/6/2012 2:23:20 PM EST
Andres Paris, of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), center, talks with journalists after a press conference in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. Colombia's main leftist rebel group announced two of its negotiators on Thursday for October peace talks in Norway, and said it hopes a high-ranking guerrilla imprisoned in the United States also can take part. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
