 The exiled opposition leader of the former Spanish colony Equatorial Guinea was feared murdered. Severo Moto, who lives in exile in Madrid, is thought to have been killed, the Spanish Foreign Ministry said. "We are afraid that Moto may have been murdered," one ministry source was quoted as saying by the Spanish daily El Pais. Moto's wife Margarita Eki has made an official complaint to police about her husband's disappearance. Moto has been missing for two weeks. Teodoro Obiang, who has ruled the oil-rich former Spanish colony since 1979, has recently called for Moto's extradition from Spain. Obiang claimed Moto had taken part in a failed coup in March 2003, which was allegedly backed by the Spanish government and part-funded by the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Due to worries about his security Moto often went on trips without telling even his closest aides. The last time he was heard of he was going to Croatia on a business trip. | Now there's a nice safe place to travel when you're worried about security, the Balkens. What could happen there? |
The Spanish foreign ministry said they feared Moto was dead after being briefed by Spain's secret intelligence service, the CNI. |