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Paraguay: The Kidnapping of Cattle Rancher

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 @ 17:21 UTC

by Eduardo Avila

Countries:: Paraguay
Topics:: Law
Languages:: Spanish

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Paraguay: El secuestro de un Ganadero

The recent kidnapping of cattle rancher Fidel Santiago Zavala in Paraguay [es] has attracted criticism to President Fernando Lugo for his lack of courage to combat crime, as well as proposals for laws allowing citizens to be armed writes José Angel López Barrios.

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