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<strong>Under</strong> <strong>Siege</strong><br />
Peaceful Resistance to Tahoe Resources and<br />
Militarization in Guatemala<br />
Report by Luis Solano<br />
November 10, 2015<br />
1. The Escobal Mine Case ..............................................................................................................................1!<br />
1.1 Context .................................................................................................................................................2!<br />
1.1.2 Background on Mining in the Area ...............................................................................................2!<br />
1.1.3 Background on Tahoe Resources ..................................................................................................4!<br />
1.1.4 Mining Operations Since 2006 .....................................................................................................4!<br />
2. Peaceful Resistance ....................................................................................................................................7!<br />
2.1 Committee in Defence of Life and Peace ............................................................................................7!<br />
2.2 The Diocesan Commission for the Defence of Nature (CODIDENA)................................................7!<br />
3. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)..................................................................................................8!<br />
4. Municipal Plebiscites in the Area Surrounding San Rafael Las Flores .....................................................8!<br />
4.1 Economic and political power at the municipal level ........................................................................11!<br />
5. Criminalizing Peaceful Protest and Militarization of Community Life ...................................................12!<br />
5.1 Private Security Firms ........................................................................................................................12!<br />
5.2 Robbery of Explosives .......................................................................................................................14!<br />
5.3 State of <strong>Siege</strong> .....................................................................................................................................16!<br />
5.4 Inter-Institutional Committee for Integrated Development ...............................................................17!<br />
6.0 Revelations About Tahoe Resources’ Quasi-Military Security Strategy ...............................................19!<br />
6.1 The Sworn Affidavit of Tahoe Resources’ Vice-President ...............................................................20!<br />
6.2 International Private Security of a Counterinsurgency Nature ..........................................................21!<br />
6.3 Alberto Rotondo in Charge of Private Security .................................................................................23!<br />
6.4 Other Security Companies and Intelligence Offices ..........................................................................24!<br />
6.4 Changes in MSR Private Security ......................................................................................................25!<br />
7.0 Final Considerations ..............................................................................................................................26!
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