Puerto Rican congress members demand CIA and FBI to declassify documents on the murders of Muñiz Varela and Mari Pesquera

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Puerto Rican congress members demand CIA and FBI to declassify documents on the murders of Muñiz Varela and Mari Pesquera

Nydia Velázquez and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez sent a letter to the leaders of these federal agencies to help clarify both cases of “domestic terrorism”

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PR demands declassification of files of assassinated leftist leaders

The resolution of the High Legislative Body of Puerto Rico, submitted by its president, Thomas Rivera Schatz, recognizes that both assassinations occurred at a time when US intelligence agencies, in particular the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), were actively monitoring the Puerto Rican independence movement. The document also admits that other sectors who questioned the policies of the US Governm…

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San Juan, Feb 14 (RHC) Puerto Rico's Senate passed a bill this Friday asking the U.S. government to declassify the documents of the murders of Carlos Muñiz Varela, in 1979, and Santiago Mari Pesquera, in 1976.

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Reps Ocasio-Cortez and Velázquez demand FBI, CIA release documents on Puerto Rican leaders’ assassinations – Bronx Times

U.S. Reps Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nydia Velázquez have penned a letter to the CIA and FBI demanding the disclosure of all materials related to the assassination of two leaders of the Puerto Rican independence movement during the 1970s. Carlos Muñiz Varela, a Cuban living in Puerto Rico who was murdered under suspicious circumstances on April 28, 1979 at the age of 25,  and Santiago “Chagui” Mari Pesquera, the son of Juan Mari Brás, Secretar…

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Reps Velázquez and Ocasio-Cortez demand FBI, CIA release documents on Puerto Rican leaders’ assassinations – QNS

Feb. 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien U.S. Reps Nydia Velázquez and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have penned a letter to the CIA and FBI demanding the disclosure of all materials related to the assassination of two leaders of the Puerto Rican independence movement during the 1970s. Carlos Muñiz Varela, a Cuban living in Puerto Rico who was murdered under suspicious circumstances on April 28, 1979 at the age of 25,  and Santiago “Chagui” Mari Pesquera, the …