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Coup Plotters
Seek Refuge in Costa Rica
Two Venezuelan men accused of attempting to
overthrow Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in
April 2002 have applied for refugee status in
Costa Rica.
The application by Néstor González and Henry
López was made public by the ministro de
Seguridad Pública, Fernando Berrocal, yesterday.
These men, who are former Venezuelan military
agents, have already presented their requests to
the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
a necessary step in the process of gaining
refugee status.
Berrocal did not give many details on the
application, only to say that when a decision is
made it will be made public by the ministro de
la Presidencia, Rodrígo Arias.
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