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Rio official says councilwoman killed by militia members

Rio de Janeiro's public security secretary says that the assassination of a city councilwoman in March was committed by militia members who saw her as a threat to their attempts to take over lands in the western part of the city

Reported by: AP Published on: December 14, 2018 20:00 IST
Rio official says councilwoman killed by militia members
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's public security secretary says that the assassination of a city councilwoman in March was committed by militia members who saw her as a threat to their attempts to take over lands in the western part of the city.

General Richard Nunes made the comments about the case of Councilwoman Marielle Franco in an interview published Friday in newspaper Estadao. He did not name any suspects.

Militias are criminal organizations, often comprised of corrupt police, which establish themselves in poor Brazilian communities lacking a strong government presence. They derive much of their income from extorting rent and protection money in the areas they control.

Franco and her driver were shot and killed in downtown Rio exactly nine months ago.

Disclaimer: This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Associated Press (AP) wire.
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