Spain extradites Maoist rebel suspect to Peru 08 August 2003
LIMA: Peruvian police began interrogating a 60-year-old self-declared Maoist today after he was extradited from Spain to face charges that he spent much of the last 30 years in Europe promoting the Shining Path rebel group. Adolfo Olaechea arrived on a commercial flight and was escorted in a bullet-proof vest to Interpol's Lima offices for questioning, witnesses said. He waved and smiled to reporters. Police cordoned off several blocks around the building and sharpshooters watched from nearby roofs. Olaechea has lived in Britain since leaving Peru in the early 1970s but was arrested in July during a vacation in Almeria, Spain. "He will face trial for defending terrorism, the charge on which he was extradited, but he is facing other charges in Peru," Deputy Justice Minister Adolfo Solf said. Olaechea denies being a member of the Shining Path but identifies himself as a Maoist, according to statements he made to the press over the last decade. Full: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2621760a12,00.html ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
