by mim3@mim.org, August 7, 2003
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Bourgeois newswire service Reuters reported that
Spain extradited Adolfo Olaechea to Peru and that he landed in Peru by plane on
August 7th with a bullet-proof vest. Peru sought Olaechea for openly political reasons
concerning Olaechea's speaking in England for the Maoist road in Peru blazed by the Communist Party
of Peru (PCP).
Luis Arce Borja in Belgium responded that the extradition of English permanent resident Adolfo Olaechea was an international kidnapping done with the coordination of a certain Spanish judge and Peru's embassy. Peru openly admits that the charge it used to extradite Adolfo Olaechea was "defending terrorism." As Adolfo Olaechea's attorney pointed out on July 24th, article 5.1 of the extradition treaty between Spain and Peru says terrorists may be extradited but not people with differing political views. So much for Spain belonging to the "free world." Peru's motivations are clear. President Toledo has an 11% approval rating with the public according to the July 5th La Republica and so the regime in Peru needs a distraction. When people might start blaming the government for "terrorism," the government takes no chances and brings in Peruvian exiles like like Adolfo Olaechea who spent their lives in Europe. In the last few years, Adolfo Olaechea took to organizing against u.$. imperialism's wars. He was active in opposing the bombing of Kosovo and spent the last few months of his spare time organizing against the war on Iraq. See Adolfo Olaechea's interview with Peru's newspaper El Comercio
The writings of Adolfo OlaecheaNow that it is in the open that Spain and Peru found his views too dangerous to sanction, read what he had to say for yourself! 2. A Olaechea speaking against war on Yugoslavia 4. The press in Peru has reported erroneously on Adolfo Olaechea. One press report connected him to the RCP-USA-led "RIM," which stole MIM's original name and has no connection to MIM. The article below contains an interview by Adolfo Olachea on RIM. Adolfo Olaechea's interview with an Italian magazine on this point about the RIM is available here. 5. MIM cannot verify that this article is actually real and from Adolfo Olaechea, but much of it is certainly true. See a reported letter from Adolfo Olaechea 6. Adolfo Olaechea differed in his views from the PCP, MIM and the RCP-USA-led RIM. One topic he spends much time on is the general worldwide trend toward fascism. 7. Read about Adolfo Olaechea's encounter with Ralph Milliband's work and with the man himself. So now you ask if you disagree with Adolfo Olaechea why do you defend him? We believe all who disagree with Adolfo Olaechea must nonetheless oppose the Spanish state and the regime in Peru and especially the reasons they give for extraditing him, namely "defending terrorism." It's both a matter of taking sides and opposing sectarianism. We urge our readers to put pressure on all those silent about this case.
Other opinions1. A party we have disagreements with in England says this about the Adolfo Olaechea case.
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