Communicator accused by maquila entrepeneurs finally dismissed by authorities

Sunday 13 December 2009 15:06

Thursday, 10 December 2009.

The social communicator Bartolo Fuentes was freed of the attempt of  maquila employers to criminalize the struggle for labor rights. The court of first instance ruled Sectional Progress ultimate freedom for the communicator who was supposed perpetrator of the crime of interference in judicial affairs to the detriment of the Administration of Justice.
In the reasoning of Judge Ernesto Flores Bardales said that in determining the penalty imprisonment order with a penalty of three to six years on charges of obstruction of justice must be combined acts that endanger, intimidate or otherwise interfere juridisccional activity, ie the claim of those affected and the research process operators justice.

In the case cited by the representation of the Family Chahin-Zip HAWIT as owners of Porvenir, the Public Prosecutor labor demand did not exist before the competent courts, the role that this accomplished was to serve as depository of some checks and benefits that workers  had rejected as not meeting the full payment of their rights.  even one of the witnesses presented by the prosecution, a former employee of the company Star fired with 400 other employees in late March this year, opposed the entry of check therefore disagreed with the amount given to her.

Victor Fernandez's attorney in his capacity as legal representative of the social communicator disputes in his defense that the indictment is but the reflex of a legal absurdity of Public Prosecutions and the criminalization of the rights under the Constitution of the Republic. " And that action by both prosecutors and the private prosecutor, Clovis Duarte stressed the "impairment was the performance of the company, but no reference of prejudicing the rights of workers," said Fernandez.

On the trial the prosecution accused Bartolo Fuentes on  June 30 for alleged crimes of abuse of authority in their capacity as Municipal Mayor Alderman of Progreso and interference in judicial affairs, when the accused was called to testify. Subsequently, on November 9 as alternative to imprisonment was applied: to not leave and not come to the facilities of ZIP Porvenir. At the initial hearing held last December 8, the Prosecutor Fernando Gabriel Morazán withdrew  charges alleging abuse of authority inadvertent error in the request.

Bartolo Fuentes is a reporter and current alderman of the municipality of El Progreso. On May 13 date cited by the maquila employers to take responsibility for inciting workers to stop  free movement to industrial area facilities, the journalist went with several members of  Communicacion Comunitaria,  institution responsible for the publication of the magazine Vida Laboral, to cover the plant where  a group of workers and workers were fired  from Star to demand full payment for their labor rights, social benefits, due maternity, sickness compensation and other rights denied.

Star Company, which produces for brands Anvil, Nike, Adidas had to recognize the demand for workers, it is estimated that in 134 former workers fired  the company had to disburse more than a Million Lempiras in respect of allowances and other employment rights , after the agreement reached in July between amongst the ones who were fired, the Labor Star Union , SITRASTAR and  executives company. -- 

Común Noticias
Thursday, 10 December 2009.
Date: 11/12/2009
Source: Común-Noticias