Biography
Fermín L. Arraiza, a human-rights lawyer and rapporteur at the December 2001 Ibero-American ombudsman congress, described having recently left jail for his participation in the Vieques struggle. The panel moderator identified the institution as federal prison. Arraiza said he regarded his imprisonment as a sacrifice for the health and peace of Vieques residents.
Fermín L. Arraiza, a human-rights lawyer and rapporteur at the December 2001 Ibero-American ombudsman congress, described having recently left jail for his participation in the Vieques struggle. The panel moderator identified the institution as federal prison. Arraiza said he regarded his imprisonment as a sacrifice for the health and peace of Vieques residents.
The federal district court records that Fermin Arraiza Navas was actually released from prison on November 29, 2001, having served his sentence. The opinion dates the guilty finding to November 13 and leaves the sentencing hearing and prison admission dates unspecified.
