HOUSTON – League of United Hispanic Citizens (LULAC, abbreviation in English) is demanding that the FBI investigate the death of Hispanic soldier Ana Basaldua Ruiz at the same military base in Texas where one of her colleagues beat specialist soldier Vanessa Guillen to death.
“We are asking the FBI to conduct an external investigation of this case, independent of the US military … we are very disappointed and outraged that abuse and abuse continues to be widespread at Fort Hood and we demand an immediate investigation,” he said. said Domingo Garcia, national president of LULAC in a press release.
Ana Basaldua Ruiz, 21, was found dead Monday in her room at a military base in Fort Hood, Texas, where she had been for the past 15 months. An investigation into the soldier’s death indicates no evidence of any “foul play,” according to the Department of the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division.
The soldier’s parents stated that their daughter complained of sexual harassment by other servicemen, including her superior.
“All the men molested her and all the men wanted her to sleep with them,” said Alejandra Ruiz Zarco, the mother of a dead soldier, of the alleged harassment her daughter endured.
“This latest death is an all-too-familiar reminder of what happened to Vanessa Guillen and we are devastated to be here again to ask the army to do their job. There can be no reason why soldiers are still being sexually harassed,” said Analuisa Tapia, District Director of LULAC, Killeen, Texas.
For her part, Vanessa’s sister, Myra Guillen, spoke about the death of another soldier at Fort Hood.
“I am aware of the death of Ana Basaldua at Fort Hood. Rest in peace. She was only 21 years old. I will talk to my family soon, it hurts me a lot to talk about what I am not yet fully aware of … I need to put my thoughts in order, ”Myra wrote on her social networks.
He later wrote that there should be no sexual assault and harassment in the army and asked how many cases would be enough to stop it.
Source: La Opinion
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