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>To: Hector Rosario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: May 19, 2000 9:30 AM
>Subject: [pttp] URGENT! VIEQUES LEADER ROBERT RABIN BRUTALIZED BY POLICE
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>>URGENT! VIEQUES LEADER ROBERT RABIN BRUTALIZED BY POLICE
>>
>>Contact: Pepo Belardo, Rangie de Leon and Kathy Gannett,
>>Camp for Justice and Peace of Vieques, Vieques, P.R.
>>Tel. 787-741-0716 and 787-741-0358
>>
>>May 18, 2000
>>
>>Vieques, P.R.- At about 9:15 pm on Thursday, May 18, 2000, a convoy of
>about
>>seven Navy vehicles lined up inside the gate of Camp Garcia. At that time
>>many people were present in Camp for Justice and Peace in Vieques, both in
>>the house iacross the street from the gate and in the adjacent camp to the
>>north of the house.
>>
>>The convoy passed through the gate and took a right onto the road.
>>
>>Robert Rabin, leader of the Camp for Justice and Peace in Vieques and of
>the
>>Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques, was already heading
>>North on the same road in a red jeep. The Navy convoy pulled up behind him
>>and the first vehicle bumped Bob's jeep on the fender right in front of the
>>camp. Many people saw this happen and the events that follow below.
>>
>>After Bob's jeep was hit, 4 policemen ("Fuerza de Choque") who had been
>>standing in front of the gate, ran to the jeep. They opened his car door
>and
>>then grabbed him and pulled him out of the car. These 4 policemen
>repeatedly
>>beat up on Bob him with their nightsticks. They pushed him to the ground.
>>They kicked him many times. Then they put handcuffs on him. They brought
>him
>>to sit on the ground in the entrance to Camp Garcia.
>>
>>We were able to take photos of this senseless brutality against Bob with
>>disposable cameras. We plan to make these photos available to the media as
>>soon as possible.
>>
>>About 11 policemen stood in a line along the street with Bob sitting behind
>>handcuffed. People from the Camp gathered on the other side of the street
>to
>>observe what would happen to Bob. Then many more police cars and police
>>arrived and joined the police line.
>>
>>By the time that Bob was taken away at about 10:15 pm, there were about 35
>>policemen guarding him and about 7-8 police buses parked around the area.
>Bob
>>was able to report to us that he was in great pain, most likley his back
>and
>>his kidneys. Then police took him to the local hospital (Jesusa Centeno).
>At
>>about 11:00pm, because of his condition, they had to transport him by plane
>>to the emergency room of San Pablo hospital in Fajardo.
>>
>>At 10:20PM or so - after Bob had been taken from the scene where he was
>>beaten, the 30-plus police moved their line to block the road (instead of
>>blocking the gate) - leaving the entrance to the gate open to the road from
>>the south. At 10:30 a convoy of about 10 cars arrived from the south (from
>>the direction of Esperanza) at fast speed and entered Camp Garcia. Only one
>>or two were military vehicles, the other 7-8 appeared to be civilian cars
>>carrying military personnel. After they entered the gate was closed again.
>>
>>Perhaps the first military convoy leaving the base was intended to divert
>>attention from the convoy that arrived to the base from the south later.
>>
>>We denounce this senseless and unprovoked brutality against one of the
>great
>>leaders of the peaceful movement to get the U.S. Navy out of Vieques.
>>
>>___________________________
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