Prosecutor Anderson presumed dead by car bomb

November 19, 2004


Last night, I made the post below right before going to bed about an explosion in the car of Prosecutor Danilo Anderson. At the time, I was surprised at the high level Government officers present at the site, but none of them even suggested that there was a body (maybe they did not know). It turns out that there is a body presumed to be that of political prosecutor Anderson, but the remains have yet to be iodentified.


Anderson (above left) was originally an enviromental Prosecutor who began being used for political cases by Prosecutor/Attorney General Isaias Rodriguez. He led all political sensitive case, including the charges hat led to the prison of Capriles Randonsky, Sumate and the more than 200 opposition figures that went to the Presidential Palace in April 2002. He was also the Prosecutor in the Puente El Llaguno case, where the shooters that were seen on live TV were freed and eight policemen remain in jail to this date. Only two days ago, the Venezuelan Supreme Court reprimanded the Prosecutor in the case against Sumate.


One can speculate, but this is a case that needs to be investigated and solved. There can not be impunity if it is a terrorist act. It can not be used as an excuse for even more political prosecution. This presents a severe test to a Government not used to solving cases. It is a dark day for this country. Let us hope that this is not the beginning of even darker times ahead.

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