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Statement of Solidarity with Manuel Olate Cespedes World Peace Council (WPC) November 11, 2010 The WPC expresses its solidarity with Manuel Olate Cespedes, member of the Communist Party of Chile who has been recently arrested by the Chilean authorities and is facing extradition to Colombia. The accusations of the Colombian state for collaboration with terrorist groups is based on the perception of Colombia and its governments which denies the social and political character of the armed conflict in Colombia for decades long, labelling activists from different countries as “terrorists”, while they are in favour of a negotiated peace agreement and the release of hostages by the Guerilla. It is the same forces and mechanisms who are attacking and assassinating in Colombia progressive trade unionists, journalists and political leaders, who are not even hesitating to prosecute the Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba. The WPC denounces any plans to extradite Manuel Olate Cespedes to Colombia, which constitutes today the most loyal ally of the US imperialism I the region, another Israel of Latin America. We demand his immediate release from custody and the drop of the accusations. We furthermore express our solidarity to the Colombian people in its struggle against the deployment of new US military Bases in their country and region, which is aiming in the control and interference of the area by the imperialists. The Secretariat WPC November 11, 2010 |
