Mexican rally demands García's 'reappearance'
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Send to: 3435 Army St., Rm. 308, San Francisco, CA 94110 José Ramón García Gómez, who was kidnapped by Mexican authorities on Dec. 16, is still missing. García is a member of the Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores (PRT), the Mexican section of the Fourth International.
His comrades believe that he is still alive but that he has not been released because of fears he will reveal compromising facts about the police and the government. It is therefore important to continue and extend the campaign to force the police to let him go.
On Feb. 25, the PRT organized a forum on the case in the town of Cuautla, in the state of Morelos, where García lived and where he was a candidate in the March 1988 municipal Some 2500 people participated in the meeting, 250 of whom represented trade unions, community organizations, universities, and other institutions. The forum demanded García's reappearance, the release of all political prisoners, and an end to all measures of repression. In all, 82 organizaMiss Il one year for $8.
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García's companion told the forum that he was the "first missing person" under the new government of Salinas de Gortari: "He has been kidnapped and held for 72 days. He has 'disappeared' because he fought as a demo cratic candidate, supporting Rosaria Ibarra [the PRT's presidential candidate] and in solidarity with Cárdenas [in the fight against election fraud]."
The forum decided to promote an international day of demonstrations on behalf of García and other political prisoners on April 15. Activities aimed at consulates and embassies around the world will be coordinated on April 14.
Appeals for García's release can be sent to: Fernando Gutierrez Barrios, Minister of the Interior, Bucareli 99, Mexico, D.F., Mexico. Please send copies to the National Front Against Repression, Medellin 366, Col. Roma Sur, 06760 Mexico D.F., Mexico.
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