Justice for 'Chago'!
Several protests have taken place since police killed
Santiago "Chago" Villanueva in Bloomfield, N.J., on April 20.
The cops claim they mistook his epileptic seizure for a
dangerous drug high.
On April 25, activists in the Dominican community in New
York rallied with members of the N.Y. and N.J. National Action
Network. Afterward, demonstrators boarded a bus to travel to
the police station in Bloomfield.
On April 28, a musical tribute was held in upper Manhattan,
where Villanueva was well known as a musician in the
African-Caribbean tradition.
Another protest is planned for May 2 in Bloom field.
Demonstrators will demand an independent investigation and the
immediate suspension of the four police who were involved.
According to progressive sources the cause of death was not
epilepsy but "mechanical asphyxiation."
--Sara Catalinotto
Reprinted from the May 9, 2002, issue of
Workers World newspaper
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