COMMENTS BY A (DELETED) GUATEMALAN (DELETED) IN THE PRESUMED DEATH OF INSURGENT

Created: 11/4/1994

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COUNTRY: GUATEMALA

BY AGUATEMALAN i

IN THE PRESUMED DEATH OP INSURGENT COMMANDER SPRAIN BAMACA VELASQUEZ, ALIAS -COMANDANTE EVERARDO"

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4HB PGUATEMAXAM 4HHpV WHO HAS^BWP III ANGO 2 COMMENTED ABOUT HIS ROLE IN THE APPARENT DEATH OF INSURGENT COMMANDERBAMACA) ) VELASQUEZ, ALIAS EVERARDO.

L22rWM^HH HAD AN ARMED ENCOUNTER WITHOF INSURGENTS. TWO INSURGENTS WERE KILLED DURING INCLUDING WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN INSURGENTTO HIS AMERICAN CAMOUFLAGED UNIFORM. NEW BOOTS. OM RADIOWEAPON HE

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INSURGENTCOMKANDS:R WAS NOT CARRYING ANY IDENTIFICATION AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH.

*MM CLAIMED HE REPORTED THE CASUALTIES TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPRESENTATIVES IN QUETZALTENANGO, WHO HK ASSUMED TOOK CARE OF BURYING THE BODIES. ONTH AFTER THE ARMED ENCOUNTER.

COMMENTi IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ARMY SUBSTITUTED THE BODY OP THE KILLED INSURGENT COMMANDER WITH THAT OF "EVERARDO, WHO APPARENTLY HAS KILLEDEPARATE LOCATION. THIS WOULD HAVEAY OP COVERING UP ANY EVIDENCE OF TORTURE WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN USED ON EVERARDO.

*. ASESULT OF THE MAJOR MEDIA PUBLICITY BEING GIVEN TO THE BAMACA CASE,

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