[HNA] [Presente-Honduras] Bertha Casares Detained tonight in La

[Tom Loudon]

Suyapa,
  It is true- Berta was released with another person from COPINH who had 
also been detained.  The police kept the 400 signed declaracions of 
people calling for a constituient assembly that Bertha had with her.
Thanks to all who responded so quickly!




Suyapa Portillo Villeda wrote:
> I called and they told me she was freed is this true?
>
> On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Tom Loudon <toml at quixote.org 
> <mailto:toml at quixote.org>> wrote:
>
>     Shortly after 9:00 pm this evening, Bertha Casares from COPINH was
>     detained in La Esperanza.  About an hour later Bertha Oliva was
>     able to speak with her by phone.  She is being charged with
>     threatening and injuring a police- in fact the head of the station.
>     Bertha Casares adamantly denies that she has done this, saying
>     that how would it occur to attack someone who his heavily armed,
>     including wearing a bullet proof vest.  Another member of the
>     COPINH leadership, Salvador, who is a lawyer is filing papers to
>     have her conditionally released, but when I called the post around
>     the same time, they told me that she was being processed and would
>     be sent to DNIC to be detained.
>     We are asking that people call the police station and the DNIC.
>      The police station numbers are 504-783-0670, 504-783-1007 and
>     504-783-7272. One person allegedly in charge of the police station
>     is named Alan Domingas.  The number of the DNIC is 504-783-1505.
>     The person I spoke with is Ernesto Mejia.
>     Obviously the timing of the arrest seems like more than mere
>     coincidence.  Please call and have others call the numbers and
>     ask:  Where is she being held?  Who is the official in charge
>     there?  Ask to speak with the person in charge.  What is she
>     charged with?  If she is going to be released on habeas corpus,
>     and if so when?  If not, where will she be held?
>
>     All of these things might make the police act with more caution,
>     and improve the treatment she receives.
>     Thank you,
>
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> Sinceramente,
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> Suyapa
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