****Add my name to the "Call" of the International Emergency*****
*******Committee to Defend the Life of Dr. Abimael Guzman!*******

"On 12 September 1992, Dr. Abimael Guzman, known as Chairman
Gonzalo of the Communist Party of Peru, was captured by the
Fujimori regime in Lima, with the full assistance of the US's
notorious counter-insurgency machine.

"There is every reason to fear for the life of Dr. Abimael Guzman
at the hands of one of the world's bloodiest governments. The
Peruvian state has repeatedly murdered its Political prisoners,
from the hundreds killed in the El Fronton massacre of 1986 to the
40 women and men gunned down in cold blood at Canto Grande prison
in May 1992. The Peruvian Constitution has been suspended, and
Fujimori is threatening to impose the death penalty on Dr. Abimael
Guzman. "This must not be allowed to happen.

"No knowledgeable and truthful observer of Peru, regardless of
their political beliefs, can deny that Dr. Abimael Guzman is the
recognized leader of millions of peasants, workers, students,
intellectuals and others of various walks of life in Peru. In no
way can the 12-year-long war he has been leading be dismissed as
'acts of terrorism.' In no way can Dr. Guzman be denied the
stature of a captured leader of a revolutionary party and army.
Dr. Abimael Guzman merits the broad international support that all
imprisoned opponents of imperialism and reactionary regimes have
always benefited from. He should be allowed access to lawyers,
journalists, and doctors to ensure his health.

"it is urgent that many voices be heard to demand that the
Peruvian state respect the international conventions concerning
the treatment of political prisoners. That a military tribunal
cannot be legally competent. That the life of Dr. Abimael Guzman
be saved."

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