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Environment Ministry Office in Manzanillo Firebombed
Posted by Editor | December 1, 2009 | Categories: Crime & Punishment | 4 Comments
 The walls were partially burned but the type of material prevented the spread of the flames. Photo by Marvin Carvajal, courtesy La Nación |
The offices of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications (MINAET) in Manzanillo were attacked last Thursday night or Friday morning.
The attack occurred late at night or very early and only on Friday morning did the MINAET official, who was sleeping inside, discover that they had been attacked.
Luckily for the staff member, the flames did not ignite the walls and there was only minor damage. The windows, walls and floors are marked where you can see how the flames tried to spread.
Some locals have attributed the cause of the firebombing to frustration over the actions taken recently by MINAET regarding Hotels Suerre and Las Palmas.
Source: La Nación: Atentado con bomba molotov contra oficina del Minaet
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Wow, if there’s any truth to the rumor that the incident is connected to the Suerre/Palmas controversy, whether perpetrated by someone angry MINAET was moving to tear the hotels down or angry because they were given a reprieve – every responsible person, regardless of how they feel about the hotel controversy, needs to loudly denounce this action.
It will do no one any good to have that kind of actvity gain a foothold here.
Let’s all hope the incident turns out to be an act of stupid vandalism and not some kind of angry political statement.
Any idea when they will reach a decision?
What ever happen to “One Love”
The hotels got another three month reprieve after the Nov 27 deadline.