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Serrano: "Many Lessons to Be Learned
for FBI From Ojeda Rios Killing" |
* Congressman José E. Serrano has represented
the Bronx in Congress since 1990
Sobre el resultado del informe de la Oficina
del Inspector General (OIG) del Departamento
de Justicia de los Estados Unidos
 Lea el informe completo de la OIG (formato
pdf)
Arremete el PIP vs conclusiones del Informe
Congresistas piden investiguen muerte de
Filiberto Ojeda
Congresistas ante abusos FBI en Puerto Rico
Cuestionan Homeland Sec. ante incidentes
 Comunicado de Prensa enviado a "PReb"
por el congresista Serrano
Decisión del FBI de actuar agresivamente
contra los independentistas en 1960
Documento del FBI espiando reunión del MPI
en el 1960
M.P.I.: Movimiento Pro Independencia de Puerto
Rico
Washington, DC - August 9, 2006.
Congressman José E. Serrano said many of
his suspicions about the killing of Independentista
Filiberto Ojeda Rios by the FBI were confirmed
by the Inspector General's report on the
incident released today.
The report "identified a number of deficiencies
in the FBI's conduct of the Ojeda surveillance
and arrest operation." It also "determined
that a superior option was available to the
FBI for attempting to arrest Ojeda"
which would have had a far better chance
of apprehending him without violence or his
eventual death.
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"FBI Director Robert Mueller called
me today to discuss this report," Serrano
said. "I reiterated to him my concern
that the FBI in Puerto Rico seems to be unable
to operate without generating controversy.
I also expressed my belief that the FBI seems
to act differently in Puerto Rico than anywhere
else it operates and that changes need to
be made."
"Overall, I am not surprised that the
report found fault with the actions of the
FBI as agents tried to arrest Ojeda Rios.
Everyone who has followed this situation
knows that there were serious flaws in the
FBI's planning and execution of its plan
to arrest him.
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"The report also says there was no conspiracy
to kill Ojeda Rios. But it also concludes
that the FBI deviated substantially from
its own procedures, which are in place to
minimize risk to agents and avoid violent
confrontations. I believe that if the FBI
had followed procedures the three FBI agents
might not have been shot and Ojeda Rios might
not have died.
"This bungled operation, combined with
FBI agents' later altercation with the members
of the press in Rio Piedras, show that the
FBI in Puerto Rico continues to suffer from
a distinct lack of professionalism and demonstrates
a callous attitude toward the local population.
"Incidents of this nature in any other
jurisdiction under the American flag would
be a major scandal. Based on this report,
I believe there is cause for serious changes
at the FBI in Puerto Rico."
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