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Peruvians
Denounce US Protection to Criminal
LIMA - Human Rights lawyer stated today that
the United States government gives
protection to former Peruvian officer Telmo
Hurtado, which has not been extradited to
Peru to be judged for the killing of 69
peasants.
Defense Lawyer Karim Ninaquisque stated that
the US Department of State has not decided
to extradite Hurtado in spite of everything
is ready for his trial.
This situation rode Ninaquique to denounce a
government and military understanding to
disrupt the extradition of the officer which
leaded the killing of 69 peasants at
Accomarca in Ayacucho on August 1985.
She pointed out that a US Court decided last
May to send Hurtado back to Peru, but
deportation has not been carried out because
is missing an authorization of the US State
Department.
She also announced that victims' relatives
will come to the US Embassy to claim the
former officer extradition.
According to the lawyer the Council of
Ministers of Peru has frozen an extradition
request to David Castaneda, another former
official involved at the killing and refugee
at the US. |
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