FACTORTIERRA

An organization could be created just to set a lawsuit against opposers.   By Julio Vásquez Calle (Water, Democracy, and Development Regional Network)   PIURA CITY, Peru – In July 2008, Piura’s 5 th Prosecution Office began questionnaries to people accused of terrorism – farmer leaders, mayors, NGO members among them.   The notified were San Ignacio (Cajamarca)’s Mayor Carlos Martínez Solano, president of Northern Border Sustainable Development Front(FDSFN by its initials in Spanish), Ayabaca’s Mayor Humberto Marchena, Huancabamba’s Mayor Valentín Quevedo, el Carmen de la Frontera’s Mayor Ismael Huayama, and Ayabaca’s First Councellor Deiber Flores, as well as San Ignacio’s Municipal Manager Euler Jave Díaz.   Also included were Javier Janhcke Benavente (Fedepaz), Wilson Ramiro Ibañez (Muqui Network), Biologist Fidel Torres , Mario Tabra Guerrero among others.   Most of the accused are representatives of farmer people in Piura Andes and San Ignacio that are...

One year later, FACTORTIERRA undisclosed its internal reports about the popular consultation of Piura Andes in September 2007, and it found some details have not solved yet.   By Liliana Alzamora Flores & Nelson Peñaherrera Castillo   AYABACA, Peru – What difficult is logging on the Internet at this place! There are long lines! Some journalists booked the PC’s for hours.   Saturday, September 15th, 2007 – There was a press conference at 19:00 local time, in Casa del Campesino. The briefing was directed by Mario tabra who presented some slides, Farmers Patrol’s leader Magdiel Carrión, the attorney quique Rodríguez . They answered the questions much objective proving to be well informed.   They denounced that Peru’s Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo distorted the information. Attorney Rodríguez reported that Alejandro Eguren Anselmi, brother of Piura and Tumbes Archbishop, were not already a Minera Majaz’s manager, but he has bought over than 50% of shares in ot...