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Luis Rivera Pagán

Era:1970s
State:Puerto Rico
Time Imprisoned:
3 Months
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Biography

Luis Rivera Pagán participated in the 1971 Culebra civil-disobedience campaign against the U.S. Navy’s presence. The University of Puerto Rico’s UNESCO peace-education volume identifies him among those arrested and federally tried after establishing an ecumenical chapel on Navy-used land. It reports that the group served three months in jail.

Luis Rivera Pagán participated in the 1971 Culebra civil-disobedience campaign against the U.S. Navy’s presence. The University of Puerto Rico’s UNESCO peace-education volume identifies him among those arrested and federally tried after establishing an ecumenical chapel on Navy-used land. It reports that the group served three months in jail. Three months; reported as served

Original source, PDF pages 36, 38.

Case

Charges: Civil disobedience opposing U.S. Navy presence in Culebra, Puerto Rico; statutory count not specified.
Sentence: Three months; reported as served