Adriana Howley de Martínez, 83-year old mother of assassinated journalist Orlando Martínez, was buried yesterday. She spent the last 25 years of her life pushing for justice in the case of her son, columnist of El Nacional newspaper and director of Ahora magazine. Shortly after the death of Orlando, another of her sons, Edmundo Martinez was also murdered. Regardless, Mrs. Martínez always pushed on for justice. Dominican justice has clarified the murder cases of neither of her sons. The case of Orlando Martínez has been especially difficult because it involves high-ranking military and politicians of an early Balaguer administration. Former President, 93-year old Balaguer himself in a book he wrote years ago, "Memorias de un cortesano de la era de Trujillo" said that he knows who killed Martínez, but that this would not be revealed until after his death. The judiciary investigated the case in the administration of Balaguer, that of Salvador Jorge Blanco (PRD) and that of today President Leonel Fernández (PLD) with no conclusions yet. José Tejada Gómez, president of the Colegio de Periodistas, said that he feels the culprits will be known, even if the case is completed when the guilty are dead.
