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Franklin José Brito Rodríguez (5 September 1960 – 30 August 2010) was a Venezuelan agricultural producer and biologist who gained national and international prominence over a land ownership dispute with his neighbours. He carried out a series of legal challenges and dramatic public protests from 2004, often coinciding with other protests such as the 2007 Venezuelan demonstrations. Brito's protests culminated in his death due to a hunger strike. Legal rulings, and inspections by the Instituto Nacional de Tierras (INTI), repeatedly found that the land titles INTI had issued to his neighbours did not overlap his land. Brito's death, which came in the highly charged pre-election atmosphere of the Venezuelan parliamentary election, 2010, led to widespread domestic and international media coverage. ==Initial claims== In 1999 the Instituto Agrario Nacional gave Brito a tax-free title to a property in La Tigrera, in Sucre, Bolivar State.〔 INTI, 7 December 2009, (INTI: veracidad de los hechos en relación al caso del ciudadano Franklin Brito )〕〔 In 2002 Brito submitted a project to the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) to combat a disease that was affecting the yam plantations in Sucre Municipality, Bolívar State. However, his proposal entered in conflict with another one adopted by Sucre's Mayor, Juan Carlos Figarella, a member of the political party, Fifth Republic Movement. Brito also alerted the CVG about the supposed existence of a risk of the misappropriation of the funds in case that Figarella's proposal was accepted.〔''VenEconomy'', 15 December 2009, (Campaigning Venezuelan biologist Franklin Brito fears government retribution )〕 Finally, Sucre's Mayor project was rejected, but Brito lost his post in Sucre Mayoralty's Agricultural Institute shortly after.〔 Also, he was fired from his job as a secondary school teacher, and his wife from her job as a teacher at another public school. In both cases, the Britos claimed that their longevity and severance benefits were not paid.〔 Since March 2003, Brito claimed that some land titles issued to neighbours overlapped with parts of his farm.〔 The government said that the neighbours had occupied the relevant lands before Brito's title had been assigned to him, and verified the property borders to ensure that there was no overlap between the land titles.〔(Venezuelan Government Expresses Position on Franklin Brito’s Death ), ''Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela'', 2 September 2010〕〔''Vheadline.com'', 2 September 2010, (Venezuelan government defends its record in the Brito hunger-strike affair )〕〔Pearson, Tamara; ("Venezuelan Government Responds to 'Hypocritical' Hunger Strike" ), ''Venezuela Analysis'', September 3, 2010〕 According to Brito, his dispute began when a part〔Andrew Cawthorne, ''Reuters'', 31 August 2010, (Venezuela hunger striker's death angers Chavez foes )〕 of his farm〔Ian James, Associated Press, 31 August 2010, (Venezuela hunger striker dies )〕 (numbers vary)〔Some sources give other figures - ''The Economist'' (31 August) gives his farm size as 250 acres, and implies that all of it was lost; ''Venezuelanalysis.com'', 31 August 2010, (CNE: Venezuelan Opposition Occupies 75.4% of TV Election Ads ) refers to a dispute over land on the outskirts of Brito's 1235 acre farm.〕 in Bolívar State was taken over by neighbours. According to Brito, he later found out that the neighbours had been authorised by the INTI.〔〔 INTI, a land reform agency of the Venezuelan government.〔Silvia Viñas, (Venezuela: Franklin Brito Dies After Several Hunger Strikes ), Aug 31st 2010, Global Voices〕〔P.G., (Life, liberty and property ), Aug 31st 2010, ''The Economist''〕 Brito said that the takeover was orchestrated due to a grudge by a local mayor (of Sucre), whom he believed corrupt.〔〔 The government denied this, and said that Brito's lands had never been expropriated.〔Patrick J. O'Donoghue, (Agriculture Minister concerned about health of frequent hunger striker ), August 24, 2010, VHeadline.com〕 The government said that Brito's title to had been assured, and that there was no overlap of title with that of his neighbours,〔''Agencia Venezolana de Noticias'', 1 September 2010, (Three lies repeated by the media on Franklin Brito's case )〕 as repeated INTI inspections showed,〔 initially in November 2003,〔 and again in 2005,〔 and confirmed by a local court in December 2006.〔 The Supreme Tribunal of Venezuela turn down Brito´s claim on formal grounds, in March 2007. However, it expressly ordered INTI to reestablish access to Brito´s land by rendering null and void those titles given by INTI to Brito´s neighbours as it may be read at http://www.tsj.gov.ve/decisiones/scon/marzo/386-070307-06-1721.htm 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Franklin Brito」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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