American Views Abroad

 
Court-martial proceedings for Agustin Aguayo, Army medic who applied for conscientious objector status during his first deployment to Iraq and now charged with desertion and missing movement, are set to begin Tuesday morning at the Leighton Barracks courtroom in Wurzburg, Germany according to Stars and Stripes. www.estripes.com/articleprint.asp?section=104&article=44023.

Aguayo's case is being followed by the international press. Amnesty International is sending a delegate to observe the court-martial proceedings to learn further details about the case and assess whether Aguayo would be a prisoner of conscience if convicted and imprisoned. An interview with Helga Aguayo, his wife, can be read at www.counterpunch.org/russom03032007.html.

Vigils for Aguayo in Berlin and Wurzburg are listed in German at www.connection-ev.de.

Richard Forward, a member of the Munich American Peace Committee-AVA has set up a Spendenkonto for contributions:
International Aguayo Campaign
Kto: 330011807
Postbank Munchen - 70010080
- posted by Gloria @ 9:47 AM