Paraguay - investigate threats by armed groups against Lugo and his two collaborators
allegedly signed by the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) warn the president and two ministers who "know their movements."
by EFE - 21/09/2010
The Paraguayan government reported today that police are investigating threats allegedly issued by the self Paraguay People's Army (EPP) against the head of State, Fernando Lugo, and two main contributors.
Minister of the Ministry of Information and Communication (SICOM), Augusto dos Santos told reporters that the abductions research unit of the Police analyzed the accuracy and validity of two emails he received that official on Monday.
indicated that these documents bear the signature of the EPP, which authorities say was trained by the Colombian guerrilla Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to carry out kidnappings and other crimes.
Dos Santos stressed that in the post stresses that "know their movements, as well as those of Lugo and his Interior Minister Rafael Filizzola.
"For the moment there is no reason to change the daily work and efforts that are made from the purpose of promoting democracy from a plural public communication, "said Dos Santos.
added that" everything is in the hands of the investigation "and might" only that a false alarm. "
The threat against the president and his ministers was issued fifteen days after the Government reported that rose to 800 million Guarani (about $ 167,000) reward of 500 million for the capture of each of the leaders of the EPP, left, and operates in the northeastern forest regions country.
addition, police confirmed on 3 September that Zárate Gabriel Cardozo, considered the "number three" of the armed group was killed during a shootout with officers in the town of Sidepar, Canindeyú southwest border with Brazil.
The death of the alleged leader of the EPP came two months after another alleged leader of the band, Severiano Martinez, was killed in an inhospitable region of Chaco, western region, in the same area last April, had staged a shootout with police.
Among other crimes, the EPP, known as such for two years, is accused of kidnapping two wealthy farmers in the northeast and several of its members are wanted for the kidnapping and murder in 2005 of Cecilia Cubas, daughter of Former Paraguayan President Raul Cubas (1998-99).
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