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From: "Dana Aldea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: ?iso-8859-1?Q?Universal,PFP_sweep_nets_arrest_of_Sosa's_brother,Nov_? ?iso-8859-1?Q?29?Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:32:32 +0100 PFP sweep nets arrest of Sosa's brother Wire services El Universal Mie'rcoles 29 de noviembre de 2006 OAXACA CITY - Federal and state police continued their sweeps through the state capital on Tuesday, armed with arrest warrants and searching houses for leaders of the Oaxaca People's Assembly (APPO). Federal troops also swept through the Cinco Se~ores neighborhood near the Benito Jua'rez Autonomous University, clearing out the APPO barricade that was the site of violent clashes in early November. The climate of tension rose dramatically in mid-afternoon when former APPO leader Flavio Sosa was informed that his brother Erick had been arrested at the local airport by Federal Preventative Police (PFP) officers. Sosa criticized "an atmosphere of terrorism directed at me" but remained holed up in a cathedral annex building of the Roman Catholic archdiocese with several other APPO leaders. The protest leaders were discussing the prospect of renewing negotiations with the federal government, an offer that was put on hold until security guarantees were provided. "Right now, there really aren't adequate conditions to arrange a meeting with the Interior Secretariat," said APPO spokesman Florentino Lo'pez. "But we are communicating via intermediaries in hopes of reaching a satisfactory agreement that will allow for talks." The APPO leadership had earlier participated in the Indigenous People's of Oaxaca Forum where Archbishop Emeritus Samuel Ruiz said the construction of a more just Mexico - and Oaxaca in particular - required the inclusion of the indigenous. "But it is important to remembers that violence can obstruct the construction of a more dignified and just society," Ruiz, the former bishop of San Cristo'bal de las Casas, Chiapas, said. "Even so, the search for a better society is not exempt of pain and suffering." During a recess in the indigenous event - and after Sosa was informed of the apprehension of his brother - the APPO leadership held a closed-door meeting with Ruiz and Miguel A'lvarez, a representative of the NGO Services for Peace. Ruiz was instrumental in mediating an end to the military phase of the Zapatista conflict. A'lvarez has served as a go-between for the APPO and the federal government. By late afternoon, the chances of talks with the federal government had faded away. The APPO leaders remained inside, while PFP troops maintained a heavy presence outside the church annex buildings near the cathedral. http://www.mexiconews.com.mx/22157.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.
