Trial Begins against Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Corbett in murder of Francisco Javier Dominguez Rivera.

Event: Week-long memorial during the Corbett trial in memory of Francisco Javier
Date: Tuesday, February 26 through the 29th, 2008
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: DeConcini Federal Courthouse, 405 W. Congress St, Tucson, AZ

The need for greater accountability and training within the Border Patrol was exemplified by the January 12, 2007 murder of Francisco Javier Dominguez Rivera by Tucson Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Corbett in the desert near Naco, Arizona. Join Border Action at the DeConcini Federal Courthouse in Tucson during the criminal trial against Agent Corbett which begins Tuesday, February 26th. We will have a memorial in front of the courthouse all week long to demand policy changes to prevent further death and injustice along the border. The trail has been moved to Tucson where Corbett is facing charges of second degree murder, manslaughter, and negligent homicide. The forensics examination revealed that Rivera was shot at the close range of 3-12� yet, Agent Corbett insists that he fired in self-defense because Rivera may have had a rock in his hand.

The murder, witnessed by Rivera�s two brothers and his sister-in-law, is unfortunately not an isolated incident; border communities witness and experience brutal force, intimidation and other rights violations all too often. Come out to the memorial and the trial to send a clear message that Border Patrol agents must be held accountable for their actions and to call for end to the violence and abuse on the border.

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