Four organizations of indigenous Embera Wounaan have declared themselves to be in a state of "civil disobedience" as of this Tuesday, 7 February 2012, and they announced to the Government that they will join the struggle of the Ngäbe Bugle people. Through a statement signed by the Chief General of the Embera Wounaan region, Betanio Chiquidama; the General Chief of Embera y Wounaan Land Collective; as well as six other senior leaders of the Embera and Wounaan peoples, they said the government of President Ricardo Martinelli is responsible of what they describe as the physical attack, and the systematic violations of the indigenous peoples of Panama, and they request the creation of "a commission at the highest level," mediated by the churches and government. They also called for the "the removal and prosecution of security minister [Jose Raul Mulino] and the National Police Director [Gustavo Perez], for the death of our brother" Jeronimo Rodriguez Tugrí.
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