MEDIA REACTION ON FBI PARTICIPATION IN INVESTIGATIONS OF

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 001695 SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/PDA (JGREENBLATT); WHA/CEN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON FBI PARTICIPATION IN INVESTIGATIONS OF MASSACRE IN EL PORVENIR, JULY 16, 2003 ¶1. Article in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 7/16 entitled "FBI agents investigate the massacre in El Porvenir". "The Deputy Minister of Security Armando Calidonio confirmed that a team of FBI agents has been in Honduras for some days investigating the killings in El Porvenir's penal farm." "Calidonio declared that this team arrived in the country as a result of a special request from President Maduro and the Minister of Security Oscar Alvarez, and they are also investigating other criminal acts. Also, he stated, `The FBI agents are helping us in the investigation because we need to perform a highly professional work, we don't want to rush into false conclusions'." Palmer