Resolutions
Extradition Of Posada WHEREAS: The United States Government claims to oppose terrorism and has asked other countries to turn over terror suspects, linked to crimes committed within or against the United States, to the United States Government despite the use of the death penalty by the United States Government; and WHEREAS: An official Venezuelan investigation determined that a plan, hatched in Caracas, Venezuela, under the direction of Luis Posada Carriles (a Cuban-Venezuelan) and Orlando Bosch, was successful when, on October 6, 1976, a Cubana de Avacion airplane exploded in mid-air, killing 73 passengers, including 27 Cuban Nationals who had just won the Fencing Championship in Caracas, Venezuela, 11 Guyanese students and 4 Korean students, and in view of the fact that Luis Posada Carriles escaped prison in Venezuela after conviction for his certain of his crimes; and WHEREAS: American authorities, who have Luis Posada Carriles in custody, have failed and continue to fail to turn Posada over to Venezuelan authorities, even though Venezuela has jurisdiction over the crimes committed in Venezuela and even though Venezuela abolished the death penalty long ago THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the California Democratic Party calls on the United States government to take all action necessary to ensure and to expedite the extradition of Luis Posada Carriles to Venezuela. Submitted by 69th Assembly District Committee; Mark Hull-Richter * * * Adopted by the California Democratic Party |
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