Hitman says $25m offered 'for killing Chavez' - 26 Sept 09
- 12 years ago
Al Jazeera has obtained exclusive footage of a Colombian contract killer detailing an alleged $25m plot to kill Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president.
He says the money was offered by Manuel Rosales, one of Chavez's main political rivals, during a secret meeting in 1999
A Colombian paramilitary group took up the offer, according to the hitman.
Chavez has long said there is a plot by Colombia to kill him, and the relation between the two countries is tense.
Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports.
He says the money was offered by Manuel Rosales, one of Chavez's main political rivals, during a secret meeting in 1999
A Colombian paramilitary group took up the offer, according to the hitman.
Chavez has long said there is a plot by Colombia to kill him, and the relation between the two countries is tense.
Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports.