**Updates IFEX alert dated 20 July 1995** According to journalists in the Brazilian state of Goias, a policeman who allegedly shot Marcos Borges Ribeiro, owner of the monthly journal “Independente” in Rio Verde, state of Goias, confessed to the killing and surrendered to police a few days after the crime. He is reportedly free on […]
**Updates IFEX alert dated 20 July 1995**
According to journalists in the Brazilian state of Goias, a
policeman who allegedly shot Marcos Borges Ribeiro, owner of the
monthly journal “Independente” in Rio Verde, state of Goias,
confessed to the killing and surrendered to police a few days
after the crime. He is reportedly free on bail and awaiting
trial.
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prosecution of the alleged assassin
Appeals To
His Excellency Fernando Henrique Cardoso
President
Palacio do Planalto
70160-9900 Brasilia DF, Brazil
Fax: +55 61 226 7566
Governor Maguito Vilela
Governor of the state of Goias
Palacio das Esmeraldas
Goiana, Goias, Brazil
Fax: +55 72 779 3420
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