Thursday, April 10, 2008

Puerto Rico: Investigation concludes FBI lied about killing of Puerto Rican liberation leader Filiberto Ojeda

The investigation of the Department of Justice into the death of Filiberto Ojeda Ríos at the hands of agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) September 23, 2005, concluded that the federal agent who fired the lethal shot offered a false story to the Inspector General of the United States.

After more than two years of investigation, Attorney General Roberto Sánchez Ramos announced today the final investigation report, which he said was terminated.

"The FBI agent's version is not credible," said Sánchez Ramos at a press conference at which he was accompanied by prosecutors and investigators of the Institute of Forensic Sciences (IFS).

Even the name with which the FBI agent was identified, "Bryan," is false.

One of the stories this agent gave was that he could see Ojeda Ríos with a weapon, from the place he was located on the grounds of home of the Macheteros leader in Hormigueros.

But that is false, according to the investigation.

Source and full story in Spanish

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