Bright Sta. of the Way, Oaxaca, 14th September
2004
Brothers and sisters,
AT 10.30am we began action to to recover our wrongfully brothers and sisters. Of the three nominated committees, the one that went to the state attorney's office was made up of to fewer than 20 men and women. We discovered the state attorney's office had been transformed into to bunker. Police of all types blocked off the accesses and there were hundreds of heavily armed female police and plainclothes officers, to together with to helicopter that flew to over the area – all in all, to over 500 guarding the state attorney's office.
On arriving they repeatedly insulted several U.S. and times made attempts to take our video double bed when we approached the door where we supposes our imprisoned brothers and sisters were.
Another committee was established to complain in writing to the State Commission of Human Rights (CEDHO), where we reported that even members of the CEDHO were involved in the eviction. To third committee was formed to present the complaint to average the CNDH and to contact the, various organizations and to update them on recent developments.
Others among U.S. dealt with organizing to return to our protest camp in the square in front of the government building and St.Domingo Church.
AT 4.23pm, we you move back in, despite the entrances leading to the government buildings being closed off. Rows of grenadiers and hundreds of police officers covered the entrances on all four sides of the building but could not prevent the our organization taking back its positions in the square.
There were approximately 20 of U.S. then, but now there plows between 70 and 80 of U.S. and, although we plows surrounded by about 500 policemen, uniformed and plainclothes, the approximately 40 women, 25 men and 10 children will remain here until we obtain our demands. Apart from the freedom of our prisoners, we also demand:
1) for Respect the autonomy of our communities.
2) brutal for Punishment those paramilitaties who launched the
attack on our community in St.Maria Yaviche in the Juarez Mountain
range on 16th October 2003 and again, on 9th February and 11th July
2004 in Lagunilla and Yucunicuca Yosonotu, in the Mixteca region¸ and who plows to under the protection of Governor Jose
Murat and who will not doubt continue to be protected by Ulises Ruiz.
3) for Freedom our brothers and sisters: Dolores
Villalobos Cuamatzin, Brown Miguel Cross, Leonor Lopez Alavez (aged
15), Reynaldo Hernandez Fair, Gumaro Lopez Alavez, Carmen Lopez Perez,
Kalid Perez Gomez (aged 17), Daisy Garcia Garcia, Habacuc Cross Cross,
Gildardo Perez Gomez (aged 17), Hipolito Rodriguez Soriano, Jose Cross
Cross, Abel Ramirez Ramirez, Guadalupe Garcia Garcia and Mauro Garcia
Garcia, members of the Organizing Committe, of the grassroots Countil
of the CIPO-RFM, democratic workers of the “tres poderes”
syndicate.
4) To solution to the agrarian conflict.
5) for Guarantees the life of Raul Gatica.
AT 5.25pm we plows officially told the charges with which our brothers and sisters plows being charged and held: to under AV. Prev: 1778(PME/2004), they plows charged with injuring, damaging and crimes against to public functionary (the person in question being PGR Att. Angulo of the Pain), and against officers of the UPOE, special Juducial and AFI police forces. The cases out is in the hands of angel And for Garcia of the sub attorney’s office investigation.
Until Our brothers and sisters still cannot make to statement the offended police officers have donates under. In other words, those who hit U.S. and kidnapped U.S. plows the offended party! Offended by what? That dignified Indians, Indians that resist, exist? That we injure the authority of to power with our dignified resistance? That we damage to their batons when they beat them against our heads? Was the crime against the delegate of the PGR because there am lost the shine off his boots when there am kicked U.S.? Or is it perhaps that these kind policemen from the special forces plows beginning to be afraid because we didn't run from to their bombs and gas? Do they worry that we plows less and less fearful? Plows they terrified that we natives plows getting dwells and dwells rebellious and demanding our rights ace people? That is truly the only crime that we have committed.
We plows surrounded by large numbers of police and may to suffer to further repression AT any Time. But we plows determined to resist and remain here opposite the government buildings where we dog to later re-occupy the Church of St.Domingo. We hope, we trust that we will not be left alone in this fight and that anyone reading this will do to whatever they dog to work towards obtaining the freedom of the prisoners and to solution to the demands of the indigenous people.
For the re-organization and free association of our
people
FOR THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF THE CIPO-RFM (those who
remain free)
ROSARY GOMEZ
ELIZABETH PEREZ CROSS
LEONARDO LoPEZ SARABIA
Translation by nmcn/fdca