Rio De Janeiro - The commander of 150 military police on trial for killing 19 protesting farmhands at a roadblock in 1996 blamed Governor Almir Gabriel for the massacre. "The governor ordered the road to be reclaimed," Col Mario Colares Pantoja said after the trial began on Monday in the city of Belem. "We were told . . . to accomplish our goal no matter how."
Accused police deny massacre
Rio De Janeiro - The commander of 150 military police on trial for killing 19 protesting farmhands at a roadblock in 1996 blamed…
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