Orlando Martínez Howley

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Orlando Martinez Howley (1944-1975) was a left-wing journalist and member of the Communist Party of the Dominican Republic.[1] He was born in Las Matas de Farfán in the Dominican Republic, in 1944.[2] He was assassinated on 17 March 1975 during one of the administrations of President Joaquin Balaguer, who, knowing the identity of killers (General Salvador Lluveres Montas, General Joaquin A Pou Castro, among them), opted to not tell who they were and just wrote a "blank page" in one of his books, supposedly leaving for posterity the knowledge of who the killers were.[2] Orlando had written articles critical of the president.[3] In 2000, four men were given 30-year jail sentences in connection with the killing.[1] Orlando Martinez has become a symbol of freedom of expression in the Dominican Republic.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ a b "Dominican general jailed over killing", BBC News, 2000-08-04. Retrieved on 2007-10-24. 
  2. ^ a b Rodriguez, Tomas (2003-08-23). Dominican death squad sentenced in '75 murder. World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
  3. ^ Ramirez, Anthony. "Bronx Store Owner Is Arrested In a 1975 Dominican Killing", New York Times, 1998-12-1. Retrieved on 2007-10-24. 
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