Sinaltrainal Leader Murdered in Colombia

international | worker & community struggles and protests | news report

Monday September 12, 2005 16:39

by Colombia Solidarity Network - Colombia Solidarity Network

colombia at lasc dot ie

yet another union member is murdered

A sinaltrainal leader from Valledupar was cruelly murdered on Saturday 10th of September

Luciano Romero,

1. SINALTRAINAL LEADER LUCIANO ENRIQUE ROMERO MOLINA ASSASSINATED

It is with deep pain that we inform you of the death of comrade LUCIANO
ENRIQUE ROMERO MOLINA, a leader of SINALTRANAL who was assassinated in the
city of Valledupar, Cesar. Luciano was seen alive at approximately 9pm on
10 September, then on the morning of 11 September his dead body was found
tied up, tortured and with 40 knife wounds. He was living under the
PROTECTIVE MEASURES scheme of the Inter-American Human Rights Commission of
the Organisation of American States.

LUCIANO was 47 years old. He leaves 4 children and his partner Ledys
Mendoza.

He had worked for 20 years at NESTLÉ - Cicolac in Valledupar. He was sacked
from there 22 October 2002, for a supposed cease of [work] activities that
was declared illegal by the Ministry of Social Protection. There is a
demand for comrade Luciano Romero?s reinstatement in process through the
First Labour Court of the Valledupar Circuit. The demand is against NESTLE
DE COLOMBIA S.A., CICOLAC LTDA. and DAIRY PARTENS AMERICAS MANOFACTURING
COLOMBIA LTDA. ?DPA COLOMBIA LIMITADA?.

LUCIANO was an outstanding leader of SINALTRAINAL and currently was our
representative on the Foundation Committee of Solidarity with Political
Prisoners [Fundación Comité de Solidaridad con los Presos Políticos - FCSPP]
from where he carried out activities of solidarity and humanitarian
assistance for the detainees.

Due to death threats he had to leave Valledupar on different occasions. From
the end of 2004 he stayed several months in Gijón, Spain in a protection and
solidarity programme; and he had returned to Colombia at the beginning of
this year.

We repudiate this horrendous murder that adds LUCIANO ENRIQUE ROMERO MOLINA
to the interminable list of assassinated union leaders in Colombia, [carried
out] within the strategy of State Terrorism and through the persecution
unleashed by the corporations to exterminate the trade union movement.

We condemn once again the government of Álvaro Uribe Vélez and his deceitful
?peace process? with the paramilitary groups, which as we see continue
massacring the unarmed population, with their crimes protected by total
impunity thanks to the ?Justice and Peace Law?.

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Sinaltrainal Leader Murdered in Colombia