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Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:11:29 -0400 (EDT)<br>
Subject: Statement by former political prisoner Antonio Camacho <br>
Negrón<br>
From: "NYC Jericho Movement"
<nycjericho@riseup.net><br><br>
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Following is a statement that Antonio Camacho Negrón wrote and asked
that<br>
ProLibertad read at the Oct. 14th picket in New York City:<br><br>
The allegation that the FBI has a warrant for my arrest for failure
to<br>
serve 15 more years in federal prison is false. It is a total
fabrication.<br>
The FBI is interested in sequestering me for information that I have<br>
gathered surrounding Filiberto's death, and have approached my family
with<br>
this lie in the hopes that they will disclose my whereabouts. I am
not<br>
“hiding.” I am, of course, being cautious, but I am using my cell
phone,<br>
communicating with friends and family members, and still participating
in<br>
public events. I am accessible.<br><br>
I feel that the FBI will make an attempt on my life and justify it
with<br>
fabricated lies in pursuit of the information I have shared with
various<br>
elements of the Puerto Rican media, as well as to quell the
revolutionary<br>
spirit that has been activated by Filiberto's death. The FBI will
resort<br>
to acts of terrorism against me and others who are calling for a
full<br>
investigation of Filiberto's death to terrify and silence the people
from<br>
demanding the truth.<br><br>
Earlier this week, there were allegations by provocateur elements in<br>
Puerto Rico who have made bold attempts to smear the name and
reputation<br>
of Filiberto's wife. I believe that the smear tactics are a strategic
ploy<br>
by the federal government to ruin her credibility as a witness to
events<br>
that led to her husband's assassination. I fully support Filiberto's
wife<br>
and family and trust the integrity and solidarity that has been
instilled<br>
in each and every member by the late Puerto Rican leader.<br><br>
I have never been nor will ever be a fugitive from US agencies. I
have<br>
honored this sentence to the fullest extent, and publicly exercise
my<br>
right to express my political and moral views on the colonization of<br>
Puerto Rico by the United States, which has made me one of the targets
for<br>
censure, incarceration, and ultimately assassination.<br><br>
I am calm and collected, heartened by the reawakened spirit of the
Puerto<br>
Rican people, who have truly understood the social and political<br>
implications of the death of the great patriot Filiberto Ojeda Rios.<br>
Statehooders, independentistas, and the undecided all understand
that<br>
Filiberto's death was a political assassination carried out by the U.S.
to<br>
demoralize the Puerto Rican community, and to quell any and all
dissent<br>
regarding the liberation of Puerto Rico, anti-war beliefs, and other<br>
social justice voices that seek dignity, sovereignty, and
democracy.<br><br>
I need the community at large to be vigilant about the conduct of
law<br>
enforcement agents to safeguard my life, and the lives of my friends
and<br>
family members. The community should demand a thorough investigation
on<br>
Filiberto's death, and that the process be transparent and secure
the<br>
human, civil, and social rights of Filiberto's family, friends, and<br>
supporters.<br><br>
The community must demand that law enforcement agents and their
leadership<br>
be charged with the crimes they are guilty of and that they be punished
to<br>
the fullest extent of the law.<br><br>
I love Puerto Rico, and am proud of my people and my heritage, and I
will<br>
never waive my right to defend Puerto Rico.<br><br>
For more information, visit the ProLibertad website:
<a href="http://www.prolibertadweb.com/" eudora="autourl">
www.prolibertadweb.com<br><br>
</a>-- <br>
Free All Political Prisoners!<br>
nycjericho@riseup.net •
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