Salvadoran Activists
not Terrorists
The new Human Rights
Prosecutor in El
Salvador, Humberto Luna,
stated he did not agree
with the application of
the law against acts of
terrorism on 14 detained
activists in Suchitoto.
The Salvadoran ombudsman
said Monday night such a
decision seriously harms
public rights such as
freedom of speech and
the right to
association.
He added that these are
accepted by the
Salvadoran Constitution
and that the authorities
of the country must
guarantee them to all
Salvadoran citizens.
These people were
captured on Monday, July
2, during a
demonstration against
privatizing drinking
water services in the
town of Suchitoto, north
of this capital.
The protest was
violently repressed with
rubber bullets and
pepper gas by police
officers, said reports
Monday.
Fourteen people were
arrested and processed
under the so-called Law
against Terrorism,
approved by rightwing
parties headed by
government Nationalist
Republican Alliance last
year.
Luna considered the
regulations in this
legislation excessive.
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