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Peru's Ombudsman Office rejects existence of mass grave in Bagua

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Isabel Guerra

Peru's Ombudsman, Beatriz Merino Lucero, declared to local Radio Capital that no mass graves have been found by the prosecutors.

Merino had admitted earlier that she had sent Roberto Guevara, the the Chief of  the  Ombudsman's Office in Bagua, who went along with some public prosecutors to check on the facts.

"Mr. Guevara has inspected the area, known as El Reposo,  along with 4 prosecutors and 5 forensic doctors, and has just reported me that there are no mass graves nor human remains, " she explained this afternoon.

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# Paul says :
8 June, 2009 [ 16:25 ]

So who do we believe then... parish priest or ombusdman?

# jb says :
8 June, 2009 [ 18:45 ]

I take Bea's word.  How many people have been sold down the river by priests from the Catholic church?  If they're not part of an anti-government NGO, they're molesting children.

# Sol says :
9 June, 2009 [ 02:39 ]

No one.

# jb says :
9 June, 2009 [ 09:46 ]

It didn't happen.  The supposed site of the mass grave was visited by no fewer than four prosecutors, five medical doctors, the regional representative of the Defensoria, and members of the army and PNP.  The found nothing. 

# Splaktar says :
10 June, 2009 [ 10:29 ]

"the the Chief of  the  Ombudsman's Office in Bagua"

Extra 'the' in there.

Glad to see that no mass graves were found.  If they can't be located, there are certainly some people who need to be prosecuted for spreading lies about the gov't, inciting panic, etc.

# Expat in Peru says :
15 June, 2009 [ 22:14 ]

The poor indigenous community is being abused, not that much by the government, but more by its own so-called leaders who thrive by putting as much oil on the fire as possible and spreading all sorts of nonsense.

Firstly, let's put a stop to the usage of the word 'genocide', unless somebody can prove here that Garcia willingly sent his troops to erradicate the indigenous community (or parts of it). What bothers me most is the lack of self-criticism of that same community. Blocking roads, resisting the police with weapons and murdering captured policemen. Please, many mistakes were made and you cannot put the finger only in 1 direction.

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