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Former minister found dead

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    A former minister in the government of deposed president Nino Vieira was found dead in his home in Bissau on Sunday, a humanitarian source told IRIN on Monday from the Guinea-Bissau capital.

    Nicanda Barreto was found dead naked and gagged, with signs of blows on his body, the source said. His death, which some sectors in Bissau regard as a political killing, "has already created a general panic among the political class that could have a negative impact on the peace process", the source added.

    Barreto held various posts, including those of attorney-general, minister of justice and home affairs minister, under former president Nino Vieira, ousted on 7 May by a Military Junta which had mutinied against him 11 months before.

    An investigation has been ordered into the cause of his death, the source said.

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