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From: "Dana Aldea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Universal,Oct. 27 skirmish claims another victim in Oaxaca,Apr 06 Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:43:03 +0200 Oct. 27 skirmish claims another victim in Oaxaca A man hurt five months ago in the street protests that rocked the state of Oaxaca has died from his injuries, his daughter said Wire services El Universal Viernes 06 de abril de 2007 OAXACA CITY - A man hurt five months ago in the street protests that rocked the state of Oaxaca has died from his injuries, his daughter said. Lucio Cruz, 60, died Wednesday after undergoing surgery a day earlier, Norma Cruz said, adding that her father was left a quadriplegic by a bullet to the neck on Oct. 27. There have now been 12 deaths directly caused by the Oaxaca clashes, although another nine people lost their lives from indirect causes, such as the woman who died while her ambulance was trapped in the midst of protesters' barricades. On Oct. 27, members of the Oaxaca People's Assembly (APPO) exchanged gunfire with followers of Gov. Ulises Ruiz at various points around the city and its suburbs. Among the four people killed that day was U.S. journalist-activist Brad Will, who was covering the political conflict in the southern state. Last month, Will's parents and brother traveled to Mexico in an effort to prod authorities into reviving the stalled investigation into his death. The Will family contends that Oaxaca officials have obstructed the probe into the independent journalist's killing and asked the federal Attorney General's Office to take charge of the case. Craig Will, the slain journalist's brother, said the aim of the probe headed by Oaxaca state Attorney General Lizbeth Ca~a was to exculpate local officials and pro-Ruiz forces while suggesting that Brad Will was killed by members of the APPO grassroots coalition protesting against the controversial governor. Brad Will, who provided video and text reports about events in Oaxaca for indymedia.org, a web site run by alternative, nonprofit media organizations, was standing alongside APPO activists at the time of his shooting. Cruz received the wound that paralyzed him in the same area when, his daughter said, he went out "to defend the people" because he had heard rumors that the APPO intended to burn down City Hall and the local church. Cruz said her father was wounded a few meters from where Will was killed, and two people took him to the municipal clinic. As his condition deteriorated, he was taken to a hospital in the city of Puebla and finally to a specialized center in Oaxaca. Norma Cruz told reporters the victim's family will extend the criminal suit against APPO leader Flavio Sosa, already being sued for aggression, to accuse him of homicide as well. Sosa has been confined at Altiplano Prison in the State of Mexico since Dec. 19 awaiting trial. Oaxaca City, once a favorite destination of tourists, was rocked from May through November of last year by street protests. The Oaxaca conflict began in May 2006 when 70,000 teachers walked off the job. Its transformation into a movement to oust Gov. Ruiz occurred on June 14, when police used force to break up a sit- in by strikers in the main square of Oaxaca City, the state capital. APPO was created in June to support the teachers. Ruiz was a polarizing figure even before the clash with the teachers, as many accused him of rigging the 2004 election that brought him to power in Oaxaca. More than 4,000 federal police followed armored vehicles and bulldozers into the colonial-era center of the erstwhile tourist- friendly city on Oct. 29. In early November, guerrilla- like fighting broke out around the university, the bastion of the protesters. Militants threw incendiary bottle-bombs and homemade grenades made with fireworks, nails and other shrapnel. The uprising against the governor was crushed by thousands of federal police and troops. http://www.mexiconews.com.mx/24060.html -- To unsubscribe from this list send a message containing the words unsubscribe chiapas95 (or chiapas95-lite, or chiapas95-english, or chiapas95-espanol) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Previous messages are available from http://www.eco.utexas.edu/faculty/Cleaver/chiapas95.html or gopher to Texas, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Economics, Mailing Lists.
