During the afternoon of 24 September, the home of Juan Manuel Martínez Moreno, in the municipality of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, was raided by strangers. Martínez Moreno explained that nothing of value was stolen, but that those who entered did so by forcing the lock; they also left a number of official documents disorganized. These documents are related to denunciations presented by Juan Manuel Martínez before the local attorney general’s office against previous acts of intimidation. According to Juan Manuel Martínez, he and his family have considered it necessary to move houses three times due to the constant intimidation to which they have been subjected. His wife has received threatening phone-calls, and the family has seen armed men watching their house and the school that his children attend.
Juan Manuel Martínez was detained in 2008 on the charge of murdering the U.S. journalist Brad Will during the 2006 conflict, but he was released in February 2010 when a federal tribunal conclued that charges against him were false.
For more information (in Spanish):
Urgent Action 25 November Committee: New act of intimidation against Juan Manuel Martínez
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