The Dutch FARC guerrilla Tanja Nijmeijer says she does not want to be rescued from the Colombian jungle. In a new video obtained by Radio Netherlands Worldwide she says she will stay with FARC until she dies or until victory is achieved. And if they try to rescue her "we will meet them with machine guns, mines and mortars."
Tanja's father says he is pleased that RNW let him see the videos and photos of his daughter before they were published, but neither parent was prepared to comment further.
The video footage was shot in August, a month before the Colombian army's assault on a FARC camp which led to speculation that the 32-year-old Dutch woman was dead. The journalist who interviewed her says she is still alive.
In the video Tanja is wearing a green army uniform and has an assault rifle in her lap. She makes it clear she will not consider surrendering. More on Radio Netherlands Worldwide
In this video Tanja Nijmeijer talks about her early experiences in Colombia and her reasons for joined the FARC rebel movement in the first place. How she began to realise what the Colombian government was doing to its own citizens and how she became a guerrilla.