UPDATE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF GUATEMALAN INSURGENT LEADER EFRAIN BAMACA VE

Created: 2/27/1995

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UPDATE ON THE HUMAN RICHTS CASE OF GUATEMALAN INSURGENT LEADER EFRAIN IAMaCa VELASQUEZ

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TKRtt SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS FAILED TO UNCOVER EVIDENCE THAT IAMaCa IS ALIVE OR BE INC ILLECaLLT DETAINED IN GUATEMALA. INVESTIGATIONS STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT THE ALLEGED MARRIAGE Of BAMACA. CITIZEN JENNIFER RAA1URTHAM AND IS PROBABLY PART OF AN ORCHESTRATED EFFORT TO EMBARRASS THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT. THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT HAS. ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE COUNSEL TO IS OFFICERS' :SYEOMEN WHO ARE LINKED TO THl ALLECED II2 CAPTURE OF BAMACA.

AH COVLKKKEHI CONDUCTED an INTENSIVE INVESTIGATION ANDLONG SEARCH FOR IANACA DURING THE PERIODtTCtt CONCLUDING TXaT IA-uC* DIEDIREFICNT IN TRICEWERE SIMULTANEOUSLY CONDUCTED UNDER THETMC GUATEMALAN SUPREME COURT AND ATTORNEY GENERALVaLLaDaRES)) MOLINA. PUBLIC MINISTER AMD PROSECUTORCC CUESTAS)) GOMEZ. AND THE OPPICE OP HUMAN RICHTS JORGE MARIOaACIAJ) LaCUaROIA. THE SUPREliETHAT JUDGES ACROSS THE 1EPUBLIC OP GUATEMALAVISITS TO POLICE STATIONS AND MILITARY AM EFFORT TO UNCOVER EVIDENCE BAMACA HAS ALIVE AMD BE ATTORNEY CERCRaL VALLADaRES ORDERED THE CU AI LA* THE MINISTERS OF DEFENSE AND GOVERNMENT, THE CHIEFNATIONAL POLICE. AND ALL POLICE AND MILITARYGUATEMALA TO UNDERTAKE EVERT EFFORT TO FROOUCEALIVE. HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSFIA* CAAClA ORDERED PERSONNELOFFICE TO BE ACCOMPANIED BT REPRESENTATIVES OF THtHUMAN RIGHTS VERIFICATION COMMISSION IN TO HAM AN UNANNOUNCED VISITECEMBER TO HILITART FACILITIES THROUGHOUT

(PLAINED THAT MILITARY ELEMENTS

QUETZALTENANOO DIpTaInEKT (MILITARYHO KILLED BAMACAIREFIGHT ON1 WERE NOT AWARE OF BAMACA'S IDENTITY NOR CF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BIS CAPTUREAI OR TWO AFTER THE FIREFIGHT. HAD NO IDENTITT DOCUMENTS ON HIS PERSON WHEN HE WAS SEARCHED AFTER THE FIREFIGHT. WHEN BAMACA DIED OF WOUNDS, HIS REMAINS WERE BURIED BY MILITARY PERSONNEL WITHOUT MUCH ATTENTION TO THE SITE OR CIRCUMSTANCES.

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Nis:*nno* of Jennifer hakburt'S claim to be the

ECAL spouse of lAMACA. of the investigation strongly. succest the HARRlACE ham.

HAS BURT FIRST ATTEMPTED TO lO'Ct TBE CTJaTCKaLaW GOVERNMENT. St MEANS OP GUATEMALA* LEGAL PIOCESS. TO EXHUME TBE PIES'-TIED REMAINS OP BAHACA IM BUT THAT ATTOANtT CENTRAL VaLLaDaRES HALTED THE PROCEDURE AT THE PRESUMEDE AFTER ASKING If ANT Of BAMACA'S RELATIVES WEREfBfJBJB* POINTED DOT THAT 4ARBURT HAS PRESENT AND COULD HAVE CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN THE COMMON-UW SPOUSE OP BAMACA'AT THAT riHE, ni:: SAID NOTH1NC. CBBBBBBBBB*D THAT HARBUKT'S SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO DOCUHIHT HERSELF AS THE LEGAL SPOUSE OF BAMACA WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS IN1 APPEAR TO HAVE BEER INTENDED TO ARM HERSELFECAl CLAIM TO BaMaCA'S REMAINS.

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ATTORNET WILL ASSIST THE CROUP OFFFICERS AND ENLISTEDMEN TOEGAL DEFENSE IN THE EVENT THIS IS HCCESSAAT.

FIELD: SEMI tO: GUATEMALA CITTi USCIHCSO.

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