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Canadian Committee To Combat Crimes Against Humanity

 

Multinational COSTCO destroying Latin American history

COSTCO CORPORATION HAS PERPETRATED THE FOLLOWING:

 

  1. IGNORED THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

  2. AFFECTED THE SOCIAL-ECONOMIC FIBER OF THE COMMUNITY OF THE CITY OF CUERNAVACA.

  3. DESTROYED MURALS REPRESENTING MEXICAN ART OF SECOND HALF OF THE LAST CENTURY.

  4. DEMOLISHED ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARKS.

  5. CUT DOWN AN ECOSYSTEM WITH HUNDREDS OF CENTENARY TREES, ALSO CONSIDERED THE MOST IMPORTANT OXYGEN RESERVOIR OF THE CITY.

  6. WAIVED THE LAWS AT THE LEVEL OF MUNICIPALITY, STATE AND NATION.

  7. CAUSED THE ARREST OF CITIZENS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS ACADEMICIANS AND ARTISTS.

  8. IS PRESENTLY DAMAGING AN ANCIENT FUNERARY GROUND OF THE OLMEC CULTURE, HERITAGE OF HUMANITY.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.PROCASINO.ORG.

 

 

From: frente civico <fcpcdls@yahoo.com>

To: comitecanadien@post.com

Subject: Fwd: COSTCO DESTROYS ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE and ANCIENT TREES IN MEXICO

Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 11:12:28 -0800 (PST)

COSTCO destroys archeological site and ancient trees in Mexico

 

Costco Corporation in Mexico  has been  involved in the destruction of valueable artwork and ancient trees that

were one of the most important attractions of the city of Cuernavaca.  The protests from some of the most respected members of the community were silenced by police brutality in August but arrests of activists are still occurring.  The company only makes unacceptable and offensive offers such as making copies "restorations" of murals, lending an art

exposition for 5 years and replacing the giant trees with 30 thousand 1.5m seedlings. 

 

Please see the images we are sending you from the web page:

www.procasino.org 

and we recomend you do not purchase products at these

stores.

 

Thank-you,

F.C.

 

 

Deliberately damaged mural

Police attack activists

 

 

March against the project and the police brutality

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

2002-11-10

Cuernavaca, Mexico. 

Opponents of Costco arrested and jailed.

 

The Costco controversy in Cuernavaca, Mexico goes on, and the government is cracking down harder on protestors who want to prevent Costco from destroying the historic Casino De La Selva. (See 9/7/02 Newsflash). One of the leaders of the anti-Costco movement in Cuernavaca sent the following chilling report to sprawl-busters: "Several days ago, our vehicle was sorrounded by several patrol cars.  In order to speak to the police we lowered the windows only to find that they would try to get into the car by force without indicating what our fault was.  They then proceeded to spray tear gas and forced us out.  Two of us, the men, were handcuffed while the woman that was with us screamed of terror.  We were thrown into the back of a pick-up with our faces pressed to the floor while they crushed our handcuffed

wrists.  A doctor received us but was unwilling to wash my out eye affected directly by the gas. A friend of ours complained at the local "procuraduria de justicia" asking for information, but was taken away to prison as well.  We were with 18 other men in the same cell, so that that there was no place to lie down in order to sleep.  Those that were

being held were not allowed to drink water, eat or place a single phone call.  Some were hurt badly by the police but were not attended by an ambulance.  As there was no running water, the stench was unbearable during 10 hours.  Finally we were let out without bail without ever being informed of anything.  Our protests are against the establishment of a Costco warehouse on a piece of land where an ecological and cultural reserve should be kept."

 

 

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