[NYTr] Chile: Indigenous Leader Restricted
 
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:19:02 -0600 (CST)

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Chilean Indigenous Leader Restricted

Santiago, Chile, Jan 12 (PL) Chilean leader of the Mapuches, Aucan
Huilcaman, has been restrained from coming near public buildings by a judge
during a hearing following his Wednesday arrest for protesting a bill on
indigenous people.

Huilcaman and a group of followers occupied the mayor's office and urged
President Ricardo Lagos to annul the law the head of the Council of All
Lands considers colonialist and an election maneuver to benefit government
candidate Michelle Bachelet.

The bill calls for recognizing the existence in Chile of indigenous peoples,
but ignores their rights to the land, subsoil, natural resource,
participation and self-determination.

Media reported the restraining order is one of three imposed by Judge Maria
Teresa Villagran after Huilcaman and 17 other Mapuche leaders were charged
with disorderly conduct.

He will, however, be allowed to attend President-elect Evo Morales'
inauguration in Bolivia on Jan 22.

Huilcaman presented 39,000 signatures (an extra 4,000 under the law) to run
for the presidency but the Elections Service rejected them in October
because they were not confirmed by a notary.

The indigenous leader claimed notaries overcharged for their services to
prevent him from meeting the requirements, and urged the government and
Congress to seek alternative solutions but to no avail.

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