Carísimos compatriotas:

El reciente informe del Senado Americano, sobre malversación de fondos, robos, y desvíos de fondos del estado de Guinea Ecuatorial en la Banca Riggs por nuestro Presidente y su familia, no ha dejado de despertar reacciones en nuestra comunidad.

Me uno a las voces de agradecimiento al Senado Americano por su afán y dedicación, a la vez que exhorto a todo Guineano con acceso a los medios de comunicación electrónica a llevar a cabo una campaña de cartas de agradecimiento a los líderes del Subcomité encargados de las investigaciones y consiguiente reporte. Me refiero concretamente a los Senadores Norm Coleman, republicano del estado de Minnesota y Carl Levin, demócrata del estado de Michigan.

Los representantes legislativos tienden a actuar a propulsión del pueblo que representan, sobre todo en los Estados Unidos, donde los temas políticos a abarcar cubren tan amplia gama. Se acordaran que la investigación del Riggs Bank no se comenzó por sospechas al gobierno de Guinea Ecuatorial, sino como parte de una investigación más amplia tocante al lavado de dinero de las instituciones financieras de EE.UU. En el proceso, el Subcomité encubrió las monstruosas aberraciones que el Riggs llevó a cabo para proteger y ayudar a Obiang y su familia.

Al no ser miembros del pueblo que representan los Senadores del Subcomité, y al ser tácitamente beneficiados de tan exhaustivo dictamen, tenemos la obligación moral de mostrar nuestra gratitud y apoyo.

A continuación, adjunto dos cartas que pueden ser modificadas o adoptadas en su plenitud. Suplico a todo lector, a hacer copias y distribuir extensamente estas cartas con el firme propósito de enviarlas a los Senadores arriba mencionados. Lectores y simpatizantes no-Guineanos deberán acordarse de modificar las referencias a la ciudadanía Guineana, para reflejar su ciudadanía o su afiliación al pueblo de Guinea Ecuatorial.

Dado el tema que esta carta afronta y el ámbito político existente en nuestro país, incapaz de garantizar absoluta libertad de expresión a sus ciudadanos, sugiero que aquellos que quieran proteger su anonimato lo hagan firmando la carta como “Equatorial Guinean Citizen.” (Que significa “Ciudadano de Guinea Ecuatorial”)

Para clarificaciones, preguntas, o amenazas, escríban al correo electrónico: haciaelsigloxxiii@yahoo.es

F. M. Ela

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THE HONORABLE NORM COLEMAN
320 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Coleman:

I write to thank you, along with the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, for your leadership in presiding over the investigations and the subsequent report on the Riggs Bank and its dealings with, among others, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea and his relatives. Many Equatorial Guineans and I will forever be grateful to the Subcommittee for the Report, as it is a crucial supporting document that can help bring Obiang to justice for the horrific human rights violations he has committed against his people.

Through his dealings with Riggs Bank, Obiang has brought his blatant disregard for laws and human decency to an American financial institution, ultimately contributing to its downfall. As a citizen of Equatorial Guinea, I am appalled at the Riggs Bank’s involvement in business dealings with Obiang. The Bank’s role in helping Obiang shelter large sums of money from the people of Equatorial Guinea is unconscionable. Furthermore, it disturbs me that aware of the widespread government corruption, the Bank opened accounts for the E.G. government under terms that permitted withdrawals only with the exclusive signatures of the President and his son or nephew.

Honorable Senator, the exponential growth experienced by the E.G. Gross National Product (GNP) since the discovery of oil, as evidenced by the size of transactions detailed in the Subcommittee’s Report, has not meant an improvement in the living conditions of the majority of people in Equatorial Guinea. In fact, Equatorial Guinea has the lowest Index of Human Development in the world in relation to its per capita GNP. Today, even in the major cities of Malabo and Bata, more than 60% of the population has no running water and sporadic access to electricity. The country lacks a functioning healthcare system, and the educational system is hobbling on a decrepit infrastructure left from the colonial times. Having halted all forms of public dissent, Obiang and his relatives have successfully privatized all national resources and proceeds, instituting themselves as the sole proprietors and heirs to such national property.

I fully support your recommendation to the Congress to amend the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to require U.S. companies to disclose substantial payments or business ventures entered into with a country’s officials, their relatives, or entities they control. In addition, I trust that the use of Riggs Bank to facilitate the looting of the resources of the people of Equatorial Guinea will be fully investigated by the Justice Department and all the available remedies under the laws of the United States will be brought to bear on this matter

Again, I thank you in the name of all the people of Equatorial Guinea for your leadership and dedication.

Sincerely,

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THE HONORABLE CARL LEVIN
269 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Levin:

I write to thank you, along with the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, for your leadership in requesting and presiding over the investigations and the subsequent report on the Riggs Bank and its dealings with, among others, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea and his relatives. Many Equatorial Guineans and I will forever be grateful to the Subcommittee for the Report, as it is a crucial supporting document that can help bring Obiang to justice for the horrific human rights violations he has committed against his people.

Through his dealings with Riggs Bank, Obiang has brought his blatant disregard for laws and human decency to an American financial institution, ultimately contributing to its downfall. As a citizen of Equatorial Guinea, I am appalled at the Riggs Bank’s involvement in business dealings with Obiang. The Bank’s role in helping Obiang shelter large sums of money from the people of Equatorial Guinea is unconscionable. Furthermore, it disturbs me that aware of the widespread government corruption, the Bank opened accounts for the E.G. government under terms that permitted withdrawals only with the exclusive signatures of the President and his son or nephew.

Honorable Senator, the exponential growth experienced by the E.G. Gross National Product (GNP) since the discovery of oil, as evidenced by the size of transactions detailed in the Subcommittee’s Report, has not meant an improvement in the living conditions of the majority of people in Equatorial Guinea. In fact, Equatorial Guinea has the lowest Index of Human Development in the world in relation to its per capita GNP. Today, even in the major cities of Malabo and Bata, more than 60% of the population has no running water and sporadic access to electricity. The country lacks a functioning healthcare system, and the educational system is hobbling on a decrepit infrastructure left from the colonial times. Having halted all forms of public dissent, Obiang and his relatives have successfully privatized all national resources and proceeds, instituting themselves as the sole proprietors and heirs to such national property.

I fully support your recommendation to the Congress to amend the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to require U.S. companies to disclose substantial payments or business ventures entered into with a country’s officials, their relatives, or entities they control. In addition, I trust that the use of Riggs Bank to facilitate the looting of the resources of the people of Equatorial Guinea will be fully investigated by the Justice Department and all the available remedies under the laws of the United States will be brought to bear on this matter

Again, I thank you in the name of all the people of Equatorial Guinea for your leadership and dedication.

Sincerely,


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Fuente: Hacia El Siglo XXIII

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