TRANSLATION
Mexican Attorney civil suit ready against ATF for "Fast and Furious"
FIELDS GARZA LUCIANO
JUNE 5, 2012 · 3 COMMENTS
NATIONAL
MONTERREY, N.L. (Approved). - A Mexican lawyer is preparing a civil lawsuit
against the Agency Snuff, Firearms and Explosives (ATF, for its acronym in
English) United States, representing relatives of victims of the operation 'Fast
and Furious', with which the U.S. government illegally brought weapons into the
country to trace and catch the criminals that were acquired.
This is Eugenia Gonzalez Diana Saldana, who has two master's degrees in
Criminal Science and Criminology from the University Autonomous of Nuevo Leon,
and who, in coordination with an office in Houston, Texas, intends to take legal
action against U.S. agency for the damage caused by the operation, whose failure
has already been publicly acknowledged by the government of Barack Obama.
This would, she says, the first lawsuit brought by Mexico against the
promoters of the failed plan to trace weapons smuggled into Mexico, most of
which ended up, of course, at the hands of organized crime.
In an interview, the lawyer who litigates in particular, specifies that the
Texan firm that shall assist asked to collect 50 cases to present solid way of a
civil complaint in the neighboring country to the north.
Currently, she says, has documented four cases, including that of Mario
Gonzalez Rodriguez, brother of the exprocuradora the state of Chihuahua,
Patricia Gonzalez Rodriguez, who was kidnapped and killed by one of the two
thousand weapons smuggled into the country as part of the operation "Fast and
Furious".
With this lawsuit, which claims not charged to those affected, she risks
her integrity, but feels the need to do citizen, said the criminal.
"I'm playing the single. I'm risking my life, my things, my family,
everything, but it's something that someone has to do because nobody has had the
pants to do so. I can not believe anyone has come up with this idea, but what
happens is that everyone is afraid, "says Gonzalez.
Her plan is to file a civil lawsuit against ATF. Although in Mexico is not
possible to sue an agency in the United States does and will be determined by a
judge, whether to demand, who are the officials responsible.
The trial lawyer said she is willing to work for years to compile documents
and boost demand in order to succeed to the district attorney of Houston, where
she hopes to bring proceedings.
For two weeks he began collecting documentary evidence to structure the
complaint.
"We want to be financially compensated for the families of the victims. The
amount it receives each is set by the judge, but imagine what it would achieve
demand. I do not want the body of the guilty prison, what interests me is that
they leave in distress to the relatives, "he says.
The criminal complaints are those that take people to jail. The civilians,
as presented, seeking compensation for damage.
She explains that the easiest part of the demand is going before the U.S.
courts.
The hard part is to collect records from each of the documented cases of
deaths in Mexico for weapons introduced by the operation failed.
Therefore she expected in the coming days to meet with the Attorney General
of the Republic, Marisela Morales Ibañez, who plans to request access to
documents to bolster her claim.
"If she gives me the green light to undertake this case, could access
criminal records. It is also unconstitutional only interested to see the
criminal records. Sure, I have to talk to the families of the victims to see if
they agree, "she says.
The five U.S. attorneys office, which reserves the name for security
reasons, you are asked folio 50 cases with court order to sustain a case to be
confronted directly with the powerful U.S. government.
Those interested in information about the case allegarle may contact her by
e-mail to: victimasdelatf@hotmail.com.
She says she is not focused on knowing who was the criminal that pulled the
trigger on the victims, but to find those responsible for delivering
high-powered weapons into the wrong hands, which took the lives of
innocents.
According to a letter released by the Los Angeles Times, the Justice
Department responded to the Justice Committee of the U.S. Senate at least 57
operational guns were used in 11 crimes in that country since it began to Fast
and Furious end of 2009.
Among the victims are documented U.S.: Brian A. Terry, Border Patrol agent
killed in Arizona, and Jaime Zapata, agent for Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, shot in Mexico.
Currently, Gonzalez is a candidate for deputy Saldaña local Labour Party
(PT).
Asserts that this claim is presented as a citizen. She argues that the
planned since before accepting the nomination and hopes that his political work
does not interfere with this initiative does for the victims.
And it ensures that after the elections, whatever the outcome, will
continue this initiative.
The lawyer is the wife of Aldo Fasci Zuazua, former Secretary of Public
Security of Nuevo Leon, from who is separated.
