1996-12-05 Local Press - Commander Ramona

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 Commander Ramona Undergoes Successful Operation

EZLN Commander Ramona is recovering well after having undergone a kidney transplant in Mexico City last week. The doctors said that the kidney is functioning well and that Ramona should be released from the hospital within two weeks. Although the doctors said that Ramona could travel back to Chiapas after her release, they recommended that she remain under medical observation during the next three months. Organizations of civil society collected donations to pay for Ramona's treatment in a private hospital, and the doctors volunteered their services (La Jornada, 28 November).

Army Looking for Guerrillas in Chiapas

The army reported finding an arms cache in the Sierra Madre of Chiapas, which has provoked an intensification of the militarization of the area around Angel Albino Corzo. In addition, five hundred soldiers reportedly interrogated and intimidated the local population of the town Queretaro. These activities led the Popular Peasant Union Francisco Villa (UCPFV) to file a complaint. The group says that the army is collaborating with local authorities in a "witch hunt" against its members, (La Jornada, 1 December). 

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