▁practice . ▁However , ▁host age - t aking ▁by ▁F AR C ▁increased ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁following ▁this ▁declaration . ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁interview , ▁F AR C - EP ▁Commander ▁Alfonso ▁C ano ▁argued ▁that ▁some ▁gu err illa ▁units ▁continued ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁for ▁" polit ical ▁and ▁economic ▁reasons " ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁leadership . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁F AR C - EP ▁issued ▁a ▁directive ▁called ▁" L aw ▁ 0 0 2 " ▁which ▁demanded ▁a ▁" tax " ▁from ▁all ▁individuals ▁and ▁corpor ations ▁with ▁assets ▁worth ▁at ▁least ▁US $ 1   mill ion , ▁warning ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁failed ▁to ▁pay ▁would ▁be ▁det ained ▁by ▁the ▁group . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁F AR C ▁Commander ▁Sim ón ▁Tr in idad ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁F AR C - EP ▁does ▁not ▁eng age ▁in ▁kid n apping ▁but ▁instead ▁" ret ains ▁[ ind ividual s ] ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁obtain ▁resources ▁needed ▁for ▁our ▁struggle ". ▁Commander ▁Tr in idad ▁said ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁how ▁many ▁people ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁by ▁F AR C ▁or ▁how ▁much ▁money ▁was ▁collected ▁by ▁the ▁organization ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁their ▁freedom . ▁In ▁addition , ▁F AR C ▁sp ok esp erson ▁Jo aqu ín ▁Gó mez ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁payment ▁demanded ▁was ▁a ▁tax ▁which ▁many ▁people ▁paid ▁" vol unt arily ", ▁with