Dokument #1099232
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
1. According to a number of reports, a
secret government unit that intercepted mail was discovered in
March 1993 in the central post office in Guatemala City (Central
America Newspak 5-18 Apr. 1993, 7; Country Reports 1993
1994, 452; Human Rights Watch 1993, 101-102). For more information
consult the attached soruces. Another report claims that an
investigation of the post office found undelivered mail addressed
to human rights groups and for the Universtiy of San Carlos
(Centroamerica Oct. 1993, 3-4). It is unclear whether this
investigation was linked to the March 1993 discovery of mail
interception.
2. Information on an investigation into
corruption involving the armed forces and customs department
publicized on the radio and in the newspapers Prensa Libre
and Siglo XXI on 16 and 17 April 1993 is currently
unavailable to the DIRB. However, the attached articles from
Prensa Libre and Siglo XXI on 17 and 18 April 1993
regarding accusations against the armed forces may be of interest
to you.
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Central America Newspak
[Austin, TX]. 5-18 April 1993. Vol. 8, No. 5. "Attorney General
Denounces Mail Espionage."
Centroamerica [Minneapolis].
October 1993. "Human Rights Violations."
Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices for 1993. 1994. United States Department of State.
Washington, DC: United States Printing Department.
Human Rights Watch. December 1993.
Human Rights Watch World Report 1994. New York: Human Rights
Watch.
Central America Newspak [Austin,
TX]. 5-18 April 1993. Vol. 8, No. 5. "Attorney General Denounces
Mail Espionage," p. 7.
Centroamerica [Minneapolis].
October 1993. "Human Rights Violations," pp. 3-4.
Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices for 1993. 1994. United States Department of State.
Washington, DC: United States Printing Department. p. 452.
Human Rights Watch. December 1993.
Human Rights Watch World Report 1994. New York: Human Rights
Watch. pp. 101-105.
Prensa Libre [Guatemala City, in
Spanish]. 18 April 1993. "Defense Minister Responds to URNG
Communique." (FBIS-LAT-93-075 21 Apr. 1993, p. 22).
Siglo Vientiuno [Guatemala City,
in Spanish]. 17 April 1993. "Army Denies Accusation Made by Peten
Church Officials." (FBIS-LAT-93-075 21 Apr. 1993, pp. 23-24)