Friends of Brad Will

Statement from the family of Brad Will

The family of Brad Will wrote:
November 8th, 2006

The family of Brad Will has issued the following statement:

“We understand that two of the group of five allegedly involved in Brad’s
murder have been arrested in Oaxaca. We applaud this action but also note
that the other three implicated directly in the crime remain at large. We
urge that efforts immediately be expanded to find and arrest all of those
involved in all recent killings there.

We call for the creation of an independent federal Mexican commission to
ensure a fair and just investigation and trial.

And we urge an inquiry into the extent to which higher-level officials in
the state government of Oaxaca have been involved in both Brad’s murder and
other human rights violations.

We also condemn and seek an immediate end to the illegitimate arrests and
ongoing harassment of the press corps in Oaxaca.

And we wholeheartedly agree with Reporters Without Borders’ call for Oaxaca
state governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz to be summoned before the new prosecutor’s
office dealing with attacks on press freedom.

Finally, we urge that the demonstrators maintain a distinctly peaceful and
non-violent approach to the expression of their demands in Oaxaca.”