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Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Diocese of Caacupé (Paraguay), His Exc. Mgr. Catalino Claudio Gimenez Medina, who is also President of the Episcopal Conference, asked the prosecutor to conduct a thorough investigation regarding MPs linked to drug traffickers and strongly condemned this criminal activity, which brings only death and bereavement in families. According to the note sent to Agenzia Fides, the Bishop also pointed out that the people chosen for any assignment decision, have a greater responsibility before God and before the people to properly carry out the task assigned to them.
During the celebration of the feast of Christ the King, very much felt in Paraguay, Mgr. Giménez Medina was forceful in stating that, despite violence and death generated by the drug trade, the Catholic Church is not discouraged and will continue in its struggle for justice and peace, alongside the oppressed and the victims of these crimes. He also praised the work of groups and courageous people, who struggle for peace and justice in every way.
Mgr. Giménez highlighted that there are people who opt for truth and justice, with conviction, and are really admirable, even giving their lives for the defense of those values. He was referring to the journalist of "ABC Color" Pablo Medina, who was killed for denouncing corruption and drug trafficking in the area of Canindeyú, near the border with Brazil (see Fides 10/11/2014).
From other sources of Fides, we learn that the murder of Pablo Medina and his partner, Antonia Almada, which occurred on October 16, has triggered a series of inquiries and investigations that have allowed us to better identify the long tentacles of drug trafficking, even in the various branches of government. Last Thursday, November 20, the Senate authorized the investigation against three members of parliament accused of strong links with drug trafficking. The Episcopal Conference, in its last plenary Assembly, reiterated the request to "stop corruption and the subsequent narco-politics" (see Fides 10/11/2014). (CE) (Agenzia Fides 25/11/2014)
