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Supreme Court : Filiberto Files Not Open to Puerto Rico

10:49 H | Topics: Justice - Puerto Rico

Just another reminder of the powerlessness of the current status of Puerto Rico. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico sued the FBI over access to files from the shooting death of Filiberto Ojeda Rios and the subsequent pepper spraying of Rican journalists.

A U.S. District Court judge threw out Puerto Rico's lawsuit, saying the commonwealth's sovereign authority to enforce its criminal laws did not provide grounds for obtaining the FBI material.
The judge also ruled that the FBI's refusal to comply with the commonwealth's subpoenas was neither arbitrary nor capricious.
A federal appeals court ruled that disclosing information on the Ojeda raid "would reveal how the FBI goes about capturing a fugitive who is believed to be dangerous."
The appeals court added that disclosing the names of FBI agents would jeopardize the agents' ability to conduct covert operations and expose them to harassment.
The case is Puerto Rico v. U.S., 07-685

So basically Puerto Rico has no right to know why the feds come into the island and shoot its citizens because, Puerto Rico is a colony of the U.S. It has no legal power/right.

Just in case people needed a reminder.

Via / AP

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