The city's human services commissioner, Daniel Alvarez, Thursdayrevealed he is under police protection after receiving death threatsfor criticizing a controversial statue of Puerto Rican independenceleader Pedro Albizu Campos.
Radio talk show host Ray Rubio and businessman George Perez alsosaid they had received threats.
Some people who favor the statue said the threats had beenfabricated to skew public opinion against the statue.
"Nobody has received any threats," said Ald. Billy Ocasio(26th) during a City Hall press conference held by members of thecommittee that has raised $30,000 to put up a 6-foot tall statue inHumboldt Park.
Alvarez said …
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