FZLN News Summary: 5/2/99 Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Originally published in Spanish by the FZLN ________________________ Translated by irlandesa Sunday, May 2, 1999. HEADLINES - Independent Organizations Attacked During First of May March in Xalapa. - Chiapas on Mexico-Spain Inter-Parliamentary Agenda - Former Governor Castellanos Dominguez Supports Croquetas Albores' Policies - Opinion Piece by Miguel Angel Granados Chapa. ***************************************************************** NEWS ********* POLICE ATTACK MARCHERS IN XALAPA. Madame Director: Through this means we wish to denounce the attack on the contingent of independent organizations of Xalapa, Veracruz, during the First of May commemorative march. As they have done for the last five years, the independent organizations of Xalapa participated today, with a contingent of more than 3000 companeros, in the commemorative march for the Day of the Workers. However, this time, at close to one in the afternoon, when there were a block from the Government Palace, they were attacked by members of the Public Security police, who were waiting there for them in riot police vehicles. With weapons and tear gas - and at the signal "There they are!" - the attackers charged them - without any incidents whatsoever having transpired during the march - the moment they saw the arrival of the contingents from Civic Alliance, El Barzon, the Sol Azteca brigades, the MOPI and the Zapatista Front of National Liberation. Four persons were hospitalized: Casimiro Garcia, Oscar Huerta, Carlos Rodriguez and Alejandro Flores, and at least 6 companeros from the MOPI disappeared. We do not know if they are detained somewhere. There is sufficient evidence and photograph records of what we are denouncing here to leave no doubt as to the identifity of the aggressors. For this reason, the FZLN - in addition to demanding the the dismissal of Alejandro Montano, chief of Public Security - demands the punishment of the direct aggressors and the presentation of the disappeared companeros. Equally, we hold Governor Miguel Aleman responsible for the climate of violence and repression against the independent organizations of Veracruz. For the EZLN: Javier Elorriaga and Enrique Avila http://serpiente.dgsca.unam.mx/jornada/1999/may99/990502/correo/html ********************************************* MEXICAN AND SPANISH LEGISLATORS WILL ADDRESS CHIAPAS IN MERIDA, MEXICO. May 1 (France Presse and Notimex) - Ten Spanish legislators arrived in Mexico today, in order to participate in the tenth Inter-Parliamentary meeting, where they will address the situation in Chiapas, among other issues. Ramon Companys, spokesperson for the Spanish group, said in a press conference that Chiapas "is a very important issue. I believe it's good for there to be an exchange of information, and that is very positive, although Mexico's problems have to be resolved by its government and its people." http://www.sureste.com/noticias/domingo/primera/pri222.hts ****************************************** AFTER 5 YEARS, THE CONFLICT IN CHIAPAS HAS LOST CREDIBILITY: CASTELLANOS. Rafael Victorio, correspondent, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, May 1 - A little more than 5 years since the Zapatista Army of National Liberation's (EZLN) armed uprising, conditions have been created in Chiapas for social, economic and political development, former governor Absalon Castellanos Dominguez said today. He called on the insurgents to abandon their arms and to sit down once again to dialogue with the government. http://www.excelsior.com.mx/nac22.html ******************************************** ******************************************** OPINION ************ SUNDAY PLAZA Miguel Angel Granados Chapa Unusual demonstration for Labastida by Roberto Albores, the interim of the interim in Chiapas. - Not even Juan Millan showed so much enthusiasm. - Parallel carreers and dependency. - The departure of Ruiz Ferro was not because of the Acteal massacre, but because of his inefficiency in concealing the events. - The Amnesty Law polemic. He was not the first. He was preceded, for reasons of compatriotism, by the Governor of Sinaloa, who declared his support for his predecessor and current Secretary of Government, Francisco Labastida. But not even Juan Millan, perhaps because it isn't a deeply felt conviction, showed as much enthusiasm in coming out as a Labastida supporter, as Roberto Albores, the interim of the interim of Chiapas. http://www.sureste.com/noticias/domingo/primera/pri237.hts ********************************************** The information contained in this list's messages come from our own sources or from other news media, and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Zapatista Front of National Liberation. __________________________ Visit the Zapatista Front of National Liberation web pages: http://spin.com.mx/~floresu/FZLN (Spanish) http://www.peak.org/~joshua/fzln/ (English) http://home.worldnet.fr/ngoc-mai/Front%20zapatiste.htm (French) (in German next) ___________________________________________________ NUEVO AMANECER PRESS-N.A.P.To know about us visit: http://www.nap.cuhm.mx/nap0.htm (spanish) ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: nyt@blythe.org ================================================================= nytcamer-05.12.99-02:09:08-16882