The Narco News Bulletin
"The
Name of Our Country is América"
--
Simón Bolívar
Free
Father Oliverio Medina
An Urgent
Communiqué from the FARC
From the Committee for Solidarity with
Colombia/FARC-EP
P.O. Box 21564, 1850 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V5N 4A0
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U R G E N T
Yesterday in Fox de Iguazu, Brazil, the
federal police detained Father Oliverio Medina, who is a member
of our International Commission.
Oliverio Medina has worked to create awareness
about the situation in Colombia, denouncing human rights violations
and the dirty war against the Colombian people, which is now
being aggravated by the implementation of Plan Colombia. He has
legal residence in Brazil and has not committed any legal offence.
We have knowledge that the authorities
intend to revoke his residency and deport him to Colombia. If
they are successful, Father Oliverio's life will be in serious
danger.
We ask for expressions of solidarity in
denouncing the detention of Father Oliverio Medina, by sending
communications via whatever means possible - telephone calls,
letters, e-mail, etc - to the President of the Republic, to the
Minister of External Relations, the Minister of Justice, and
the Federal Police of Fox de Iguazú, requesting that Oliverio
be released immediately and allowed to remain in the country.
Bolivarianamente,
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
- People's Army
International Commission
September 22, 2000
Write to:
Presidencia de la República
Pedro Parente
Jefe de la Casa Civil FAX 55-61- 321 5804
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Luiz Felipe Lampreia FAX 55 - 61- 3211888
Secretario de Estado de los Derechos Humanos
Gilberto Vergne Saboia Teléfono 4293456 Email: sedh@mj.gov.br
To send your solidarity expressions online,
use the Brazilian government
home page:
Brazil Foreign Relations Ministry:
¡Presos
Políticos, Libertad!