Chiapas: Believing People demand recognition of innocence of Alberto Patishtán

Las Abejas de Acteal, 21 August 2013 @ SIPAZ

On 21 August, close to 1500 persons pertaining to the Las Abejas Civil Society, the Movement of El Bosque for the Release of Alberto Patishtán, the Committee for the Freedom of Alberto Patishtán from Mexico City, and national and international organizations engaged in a pilgrimage in Tuxtla Gutiérrez to demand the justices of the First Collegiate Tribunal of the Twentieth Circuit to immediately release Alberto Patishtán Gómez.   In parallel terms, there was organized another march in Mexico City this same day toward the same end.

Similarly, the National indigenous Congress (CNI), which had been meeting in the Tata Juan Chávez Lecture, included the immediate liberation of Patishtán and all other political prisoners at the very top of its list of 29 demands.

It should be noted that, following several appeals and resolutions on the case of Patishtán Gómez, the Supreme Court for Justice in the nation (SCJN) transferred the case to the justices of the First Collegiate Tribunal of the Twentieth Circuit of Chiapas, who on 5 September will debate and resolve the question of whether to release Alberto Patishtán or to ratify his sentence.  Until 5 September, the indigenous prisoner will be fasting and praying for 17 days.

For more information (in Spanish):

Indígenas en Chiapas marchan por la liberación de Patishtán (El Universal, 21 de agosto de 2013)

Marchan tzotziles en Chiapas para exigir a magistrados liberación de Patishtán (Proceso, 21 de agosto de 2013)

Demanda CNI respeto al modo ancestral de vida de los indios (La Jornada, 21 de agosto de 2013)

Exigen a la Judicatura reconocer fallas en proceso contra el maestro Patishtán (La Jornada, 22 de agosto de 2013)

For more information from SIPAZ (in English):

National: Forum “justice for all” pronounces itself in favor of the release of Alberto Patishtán.  Amnesty International joins the call (13 September 2013)

Chiapas: Global action to demand the release of Alberto Patishtán and justice for political prisoners (20 August 2013)

Chiapas: 9 prisoners in solidarity with the Voz del Amate released, but Patishtán will remain imprisoned (20 July 2013)