Ecuador's Rafael Correa: 'Give me a lie detector test'

[Judi Lynn]

13 May 2011 Last updated at 19:06 ET
Ecuador's Rafael Correa: 'Give me a lie detector test'

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa says he is prepared to take a lie detector test to prove he did not accept money from Colombian left-wing rebels.
Mr Correa's denial comes three days after a UK think tank alleged links between Farc rebels and Ecuador.

The report's authors said they had seen testimony from a rebel which allegedly detailed Mr Correa's knowledge of Farc contributions to his campaign.

At a news conference, President Correa denied ever meeting the Farc. "My hands are clean," he told media in Quito on Friday.
"I'll take a lie detector test to prove I never received funds from the Farc," he added.

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President Correa said the claims were a "monumental lie".

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