Dear Jose and fellow netters. I am not only an investigative journalist. I am Mr. Aires Rodrigues neighbor. And also the neighbor of the family of the 13-year old girl. Almost everyday she walks in front of my house. She is from a poor family.
Some of the parishioners have made a web-page of Aires Rodrigues. www.iris-ribandar.com. His past, and his present like the attack on the Church and the Convent is made available there. I have seen all the documents; I have met all the victims. That's includes the Parish Priest, the Nuns, some of the police officers, the innocent girl and her mother. I was not there when the Priest and the 13-year old girl somehow clashed. I have understood that it happened in the rush, just before midnight mass, 24th of December 2004. Remember our Church was full of parishioners, and there was a last minute rush. The girl came running into the Priest's office with a message. The Priest pointed out his hand, and quickly turned around. The girl ran into his finger with full speed, and her breast got badly hurt. The Priest has admitted this. The girl`s friends have said that she came out from the room crying, and went back home to her mother. I am not the judge, just a messenger. There was neither any police complaint, no complaint to the Parish Council, neither to the Bishop. My best judgment is that there was no molestation, just a very unfortunate accident. Anyhow, and most important: Whatever took place, it was discussed and forgiven long time before Mr. Aires Rodrigues and his goons attacked the Lady of Help Convent in Ribandar. When it comes to Mr. Aires Rodrigues. I have not named him the «self-style lawyer» that is the word of Mr. Frederic Norhoena. Or was is «activist-style-lawyer»? Anyhow, any individual has the right to pick up any profession. Even criminal's can become lawyers. In fact. That is a very smart move. Now, you can use the weaknesses of the Indian legal system, to make money. Blackmailing is a piece of cake, for a man who many times of the past has instigated people to become false witnesses. The Bible tells us to forgive, and even Aires Rodrigues will be forgiven by his parishioners. But he has a long way to go, and it gets longer and longer by the day. Did you know, that his goons distributed his pamphlets in Old Goa during the exposition, a few days before Christmas? What a shame. Jose. Feel free to give me a call, or even come to my house when you are in Goa Sincerely Yours. Mr. Ivar Fjeld Ribandar. Phone: 0832-2443743. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250