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cy) ‘ MEWS Ae Le Al Ho. NEDIA “aovigony FOR 10:30 AM Contact: Beth Bogart THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1986 (202) 745-0707 mo FEDERAL LAWSUIT WILL CHARGE CONTRAS WITH DRUG AND GUN SMUGGLING, MURDER AND BOMB ING U.S.‘ JOURNALISTS Press Conference Day of Filing, May 29th, in Washington WASHINGTON, DC -- A federal lawsuit cba 29 Americans, Nicaraguan contras (including FDN leader Adolfo AGalero), and others with criminal conspiracy involving gun-cunning, driug-smuggling, murder and the bombing of a press conference with Amexican reporters will be filed in Miami Federal Court on Thursday, May 29th, The suit also names World Anti-Communist League chairman Jonny inglaub for violations of the > Neutrality Act. Details of the lawsuit will be announced at a press conference on Thursday, May 29, at 10:30 am in the Bourke-White/Zenger Room, 13th Floor of the National Press Club in Washington, to be attended by the plaintiffs and their attorney. investigated th 4 bombing of a press conference called by former =contra_lea leader EdenAPastora (one of whom was crippled in the attack), charges that the contras and their American supporters committed. murder, trafficked in cocaine, plotted the unsuccessful ten sSeabs," attempt on Pastora and planned to kill U.5. Anbassador The te theagas on behalf of two U.S. journalists who 8 Lewis bs, laundered money, smuggled weapons, threatened fo investigators and obstructed justice. a The federal lawsuit naming Calero, Singlaub, and others represents the first time that allegations of contra involvement in gun and drug smuggling, terrorist bombings and murder are united in a coherent case and presented in a U.S. court of law, with specifics and sources clearly identified. . Spi haa! news conferende will include the plaintiffs, v 250 West 57 Street journalists Ton irgan and Martha Honey, and their attorney, Sutte 1730 Daniel ehan of the Christic Institute. Avirgan was injured while Govering the bombed Pastora press ‘conference for ABC. His wife, New York NY 10107 _Jdournalist Martha Honey (a stringer for ABC, CBC, and others) has ue been threatened with death for investigating the Pastora bombing on “elephone 212. 489-5630 7 _ behalf. aren sit Newspaper Guild. Attorney Sheehan was the lawyer in the Kare Sil kwood | and Greensboro aM: Rights cases. / - 30 = ‘807 Eighteenth Street NW ‘vashington DC 20009 AAR Te ATA - . bpreReCuUr P ye Pry © (&