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Press Releases | 16 June, 2009 [ 18:11 ]
Peru granted safe-conduct to indigenous leader Alberto Pizango
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
According to a press release from the Peruvian Foreign Ministry, Peru's government granted a letter of safe-conduct to the indigenous leader Alberto Pizango Chota, former president of the Interethnic Association for Development of the Peruvian Jungle (Aidesep), who found refuge in the Embassy of Nicaragua in Lima.
As is known, Pizango took refuge in the aforementioned diplomatic mission and requested political asylum on Monday, June 8, three days after the Bagua clashes that ended up with at least 34 casualties.
Bagua and Utcubamba courts have started a legal process against Pizango on charges of crime, kidnapping, extortion and rioting, according to the chairman of the Board of Senior Prosecutors in the Judicial District of Amazonas, Oswaldo Bautista Carranza.
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According to a press release from the Peruvian Foreign Ministry, Peru's government granted a letter of safe-conduct to the indigenous leader Alberto Pizango Chota, former president of the Interethnic Association for Development of the Peruvian Jungle (Aidesep), who found refuge in the Embassy of Nicaragua in Lima. As is known, Pizango took refuge in the aforementioned diplomatic mission and requested political asylum on Monday, June 8, three days after the Bagua clashes that ended up with at least 34 casualties.
Bagua and Utcubamba courts have started a legal process against Pizango on charges of crime, kidnapping, extortion and rioting, according to the chairman of the Board of Senior Prosecutors in the Judicial District of Amazonas, Oswaldo Bautista Carranza.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
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2 Comments
# Expat in Peru says :
17 June, 2009 [ 08:52 ]
There goes another "brave" leader. After the trial of Fujimori and Montesinos, and now this safe-conduct, Pizango cannot claim he was going to face a biased trial. If there was any moment he could have put the native cause into the spotlight, then the moment would have been now. Too bad he ran off with his tail between his legs.
# Another Expat says :
18 June, 2009 [ 09:23 ]
"...he ran off with his tail between his legs." I think your comment is a little off. When the "Doctor" of the Republic is telling the public that you "have no crown" and you're a mere minority, and 28 million Peruvians hate your guts. There's no way that you are going to escape the punitive hand of the APRA party or even have a chance at a fair trial.Add your comment
Pizango's mistake was calling for an "insurgency"...too much ammo for his enemies consisting of powerful oil companies and corrupted politicians. Figure the odds...
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