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*Car Thefts to Order
A report by the Organismo de Investigación Judicial
(OIJ) reveals
that between January an September this year there
have been 735
"bajonazos" - robbery at gunpoint - in San José, that
involve drivers
who had to give up their cars to gangs of thieves.
During the same period, another 1.027 vehicles were
stolen from public
roads and parking lots in the Metropolitan area.
Authorities believe that the robberies are mainly for
order, of gangs
that are contracted to steal a particular type, model
and year of car.
Police say that a stolen car goes for about ¢400.000
colones (less
than one thousand dollars) that are then either
stripped for parts or
are cloned.
The Nissan Sentra topped the list of most stolen
vehicles for September,
with 20, while the Hyundai Elantra came in second at
19 vehicles stolen,
then the Hyundai Excel (18), the Honda Civic (9) and
the Toyota Corolla
(7).
What has police worried is the increase in violence
used during the robberies.
Gangs searching for a specific vehicle have been
known to remove an
entire family from the vehicle, at gunpoint and death
treats, leaving
them stranded at the side of road. In some cases
involving taxi drivers,
the drivers have been stripped naked and left at the
side of the road,
to avoid an immediate call to other taxi drivers for
help.
According to police statistics, 95% of the
"bajonazos" happen as the
person is arriving home. The balance of the
occurrences are of taxis who
pick up fares whose sole intent is robbing the
vehicle and owners of cars
who put them up for sale and allow a potential buyer
to "road test" the vehicle.
*Protests Against Corruption Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be a day of protest in Costa Rica, as
the streets of
downtown San José will be filled with University
students, who will be dressed in patriotic colours,
promoting a peaceful and massive protest against
corruption in the country.
The protest begins around 9am in Parque La Merced,
the westerly limit
of Avenida Segunda, and will continue along the
Avenida Segunda, to the Monumento Nacional, in front
of the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones.
Following the march, protest organizers are expected
to deliver a proposal
to the three branches of power - Executive (the
government, the Judicial (courts) and the Legislative
- to create a national day dedicated to the "Honesty
and Equality".
The day of protest is to bring awareness to one and
all of the corruption that has engulfed the country,
both in the private and public sectors.
The Movimiento CÃvico Nacional (MCN) had planned a
day of blockades
for today (Monday) similar to that of a short time
back, however,
decided to suspend that action to unite themsevles
with the
University students tomorrow.
The MCN is still firm demanding changes to the
vehicular inspection
process and Riteve, the company awarded the exclusive
contract.
All public employees will be given time off work
between 9am and noon
to assist in the protests.
*New Canadian envoy to present credentials
The new ambassador from Canada will present his
credentials today at
Casa Presidencial.
The ambassador is Mario Laguë, a fluent Spanish
speaker who was the
former communications director to the Canadian prime
minister, Paul
Martin.
Laguë served as Quebec’s representative in Venezuela
and Mexico. He
served as communications director from December 2003
to July 2004. He
resumed a role as a civil servant then in the Privy
Council Office,
said news reports at the time.
Laguë’s appointment has been attacked in Ottawa by
critics of the
Martin Liberal Party government. They suggested the
appointment was
political patronage, according to Canadian press
reports.
Fewer murders reported for country in 2004
Costa Rica has seen a reduction in the number of
murders this year when compared to the first nine
months of 2003.
The Ministerio de Gobernación, PolicÃa y Seguridad
Pública calculated
the decline at about 17 percent.
There were 190 murders in Costa Rica during the first
nine months of
this year, said the ministry. In 2003 there were 227
murders in the same period. For all of 2003 300
murders were reported, and ministry officials said
they were confident that the final toll this year
would not be as
high.
In San José there were 94 murders reported in the
first nine months of
2004, eight less than during the same period in 2003.
In 2003, Costa Rica posted a murder rate of 7.14 per
100,000. The
country has 4.2 million residents. That compares with
a New York City
murder rate of 7.38 per 100,000, according to U.S.
Census Bureau
population estimates and data from the U.S. Federal
Bureau of
Investigation. Detroit has a staggering 44.7 murders
per 100,000
residents, and Washington, the District of Columbia,
had 45.8 per
100,000 residents
*Nicaraguan quake felt all over Costa Rica
An earthquake felt all over Costa Rica hit near
NicaraguaÂ’s Pacific
coast just before 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
The U.S. national earthquake Information Center said
the location was
80 kms. (50 miles) west of Rivas. The magnitude was
estimated at between
6.9 and 7.1.
The quake was some 60 kms. deep, some 37 miles.
The sensation in San José was of a gently rolling
floor, although the
quake lasted for nearly a minute.
*Court backs municipalities on funds for roadways
The Sala IV constitutional court has sided with
municipalities and has
told the central government to hand over money
budgeted for road
repairs.
The court decision was announced Friday, the same day
the court acted
on an appeal for help from a group of municipalities.
The court said that
the government does not have the right to change the
destination of funds generated by a specific tax.
The Ministerio de Hacienda, the budget and taxing
authority, has
violated the fundamental rights to those who live in
the districts which
had made the appeal, said the court.
They were the municipalities of the cantons of
Hojancha, Nandayure and Nicoya. The defendants were
the president, the minister of Obras
Públicas y Transportes and the minister of Hacienda.
Also joined in the case were officials from Orotina,
Puriscal, AserrÃ
San Mateo, Heredia Los Chiles and Montes de Oro.
Municipalities are specifically listed as recipients
of the dedicated
tax in a tax law. The government has been withholding
the money because
it says it does not have enough money to make the
payments. Some feel
the government is using the money as a lever to win
approval of the
proposed new tax package in the legislature.
*RodrÃquez letter says he is being persecuted
Miguel Ãngel RodrÃguez said he is quitting his post
as an international diplomat because he realizes that
he was underestimating the time and
effort his defense in Costa Rica will take. He said
he was being
persecuted by the courts and the media.
RodrÃguez said this in his letter to the chairman of
the Permanent
council of the Organization of American States where
he is secretary
general.
RodrÃquez admitted to no wrongdoing in his letter,
which was written
before it became known that Costa Rica has issued an
international
arrest warrant.
In his letter RodrÃquez did not confront the
allegations directly.
First he said: "Last Thursday, I was informed of an
investigation on
payments made to different persons by suppliers of
public entities in
Costa Rica."
Then he said: "Consequently, I do not want to subject
the organization
to a cruel and protracted persecution of its
secretary general, not only
in the courts but also in the media. Nor do I want
to subject my beloved family to the cost of a
long-distance defense."
RodrÃguez said he would leave office this Friday, at
which time he will
lose diplomatic immunity.
The former Costa Rican president said that every
nation except
Costa Rica advised him to stay and that they
"reminded me of the basic
human rights rule that no one should be considered
guilty being convicted
in a court of justice, even less so when charges have
not even been
brought." Meanwhile more allegations keep surfacing
about RodrÃguez and
how winners of public contracts would have to make
secret payments
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