By Giorgio Trucchi - Rel-UITA
translation: Oskar Schmid
After he had escaped his captors and is still physically and mentally exhausted
of the liminal experience of the past 48 hours, it
Juan Ramón Chinchilla, one of the leaders of the United Peasant Movement
of Aguan (MUCA) and the National Resistance Front (FNRP) has failed to speak of
a secret location in Honduras with Sirel.
* Can you tell us how it was when they kidnapped you? *
- In the afternoon of 8 January, I visited some friends in a
shopping center. Then I went on my motorcycle in the direction of La Concepción
when I realized I was being followed. Just before La Concepción
I came across a transversely placed across the road vehicle.
same time, I saw that between the palms of people with guns aimed at me
.
* What happened next? *
- I stopped and let the bike fall to the ground. Several masked men grabbed me
, fired on the motorcycle, dragged me into a
vehicle and blindfolded me so I could not see where
went the trip. There were many people, almost all wore uniforms of
military, police and private police by Miguel Facusse. They started
the vehicle and drove about 40 minutes towards Trujillo.
we reached a secluded spot, they made me into a storage room and
I began to ask many questions.
* What did they know? *
- whether we have weapons, where the information came forth, they had in the
Internet downloaded, how many farmers are organized.
you had many pictures of me and other people. It was clear that they
were well organized and that the operation was meticulously planned.
* When they beat you? *
- That was on Sunday the 9th January on the afternoon. They showed me a
table with instruments of torture. They began to talk to each other. They said
: What do we do first. We tear him from a nail or
we burn it. Then they started to hit me in the face, they burned
my hair and threatened me, telling me gasoline in the face
to pour and to light. They beat me on the back. There were several
foreigners. Some spoke English, others spoke a language I did not understand the
.
* How could you escape? *
- In the night from Sunday to Monday, they took me out of the warehouse
, and we marched in the darkness. I could hear a conversation
in which they said that at the moment the orders were to kill me not to
that gave me courage. We climbed a hill and I was not tied
I took advantage of the darkness, began to run and reached
a nearby forest. The men followed me and shot at
me, but I managed to hide. I ran a long time until I met
someone who helped me, so I could contact my friends
.
* What do you think was the purpose of kidnapping? *
We are in the fight against the landlords. We know that our enemies are
Miguel Facusse, René Morales and Reinaldo Canales and
that the government is on their side and not on the side of the
people. The Department has been twice already militarized, and we know
that they will use any means is justified to crush our struggle
. They had photos and much information about our
organizations and their members. They want to intimidate us. * Your
kidnapping strong solidarity at national and international level
has created. Do you think that this has contributed in some way
to discourage your kidnappers of your murder? *
They were concerned about the pressure on national and international level.
you watched the news on Internet and radio. This was also
the reason why they decided on Sunday to take me to another place to
. I also believe that all this pressure has helped me
that nothing worse happened. I'm all persons and
national and international organizations infinitely grateful to have
committed, as well as the media, which have reported about my abduction
.
The fight goes on. I will not stop, on the contrary, I will make
with even more power on. We must stick together, cause
bring only way we advance our country. We accept the coup
not and we will never accept him, even if they kill us
. I will never stop fighting. Rather death than
betrayal.
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