For Immediate Release
Contact: Johnny Rivera, (212) 663-3900
Congressman Charles B. Rangel Demands Federal Probes
Into Killing of Puerto Rican Activist by FBI Agents
Press Release,
September 30, 2005
Lawmaker Calls on Justice Department and Congress to Bring Those Responsible to Justice
Outraged by the killing of Puerto Rican political activist, Filiberto Ojeda Rios, by federal authorities, Congressman Charles Rangel today called for thorough investigations of the incident by the U.S. Justice Department and Congress in order to bring those responsible to justice.
Congressman Rangel said he was outraged by press reports about the incident. “No matter what controversy Mr. Rios may have been involved in, the authorities had absolutely no right to shoot him down and then leave him to die alone without medical attention. I share the pain and grief of his family and the people of Puerto Rico who are rightfully outraged by this incident.”
In letters to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner and Ranking Member John Conyers, Congressman Rangel said he wanted a “thorough investigation into this matter to determine the reasons for this action, and what will be done to bring those responsible from the lowest to the highest levels to justice.
“His killing appears to have resulted from the use of deadly force in a way that was totally unjustified,” Congressman Rangel wrote.
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