Ï> ' ' sgéhgï PAGE 001 AUG 91 _----—_---—-—-o-_qn-—--—-—_--- fi ITY A SITUATIDN IN GUATEMALA, IS DETERIOHATING DAILY. AS AN EXAHPLE VERY OF 11 TRANSPORT E TRUCK DRIVERS) AND CUSTOHS OFFICIALS WHO HAD BEEN ASSASSINATED IN THE ESCUINTLA AREA, SOUTH OF GUATEMALA CITY, ON 8 AUGUST . í] APPROVED FOR RELEASE DATE: SEP 2003 l ALTH THE PRESS HAS ATTRIBUTING THE HURDERS T0 SUBVERSIVES,JHEJ BELIEVED THEY HERE AN ACT OF RETRIBUTION, BECAUSE OF INVOLVEHENT OF THE VICTIHS IN SHUGGLÏNG OR OTHER FORMS OF 4 CORRUPTION. ILIKE SO HANY UF THE RECENT‘ VIOLENT.ACTS, "11 15 ULEEICULT TO DETERMINE THE TRUE DIRECTION OF THE VIOLENCE" STATING THAT ON THE SURFAGE THEY APPEAR TO BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO SECURITY FORGES, BUT, IN FACT, THEY HAY HELL BE THE AGTS OF RIGHT-HING EXTREHISTpELEHENTS. OR CRIMINAL GROUPS, SUCH AS MARCO TRAFEICKERS FIGHTING FOR CONTROL OF HIGHLÏ LUCRATIVE I LEGAL ACTIVITIES. 2.-;685 W )[37/ / ' II . SE T iSLAÏING OE GUATEHALA POLICE INSPECTOR JOSE MIGUEL ((GHERIDA)) Nbfi€\ HESCOBAR; THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF INVESTIGATING-THE HURDER OF MIRNA HACK, A GUATEMALAN ANTHROPOLOGIST, THE OFFICER.REPLIED \m— -THAT TO THE BEST OF HIS KNOWLEDGE THE REAL KILLERS HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. HE ADDED THERE APPEARS TO BE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO HISDIRECT OR OBSCURE THE INVESTIGATION, AND TALK HITHIN MILITAR! CIRCLES IS THAT HERIDA‘HAS GETTING TOO CLOSE TO IDENTIFYING THE KILLERS OF HACK, AND HE HAD TO BE-KILLED. WHEN ' ASKED IF THIS INDICATED THE KILLING WAS OFFICIALLÏ SANCTIONED, HE STATED IT APPEARED SO, BUT HE WOULD NOT SPECULATE AS TO WHO NIGHT HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE. «¿1,9/2- _ ‘ ' 7 V ‘ sgÉhgT ' END OF MESSAGE , . agbx