, ▁cit ing ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁Marx ist ▁gu err illa ▁and ▁murder er , ▁stating ▁Re yes ▁had ▁engaged ▁in ▁gun - running , ▁f oment ing ▁political ▁inst ability ▁and ▁a iding ▁gu err illa ▁movements . ▁These ▁accus ations ▁stem med ▁from ▁Re yes ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁of ▁Work ers , ▁Pe as ants , ▁and ▁Stud ents ▁of ▁the ▁Ist hm us ▁( CO CE I ), ▁which ▁the ▁government ▁believed ▁Re yes ▁support ▁directly ▁influenced ▁the ▁groups ▁rapid ▁growth . ▁For ▁instance , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Re yes ▁was ▁asked ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁CO CE I ▁family ▁members ▁who ▁went ▁missing ▁or ▁were ▁taken ▁prisoner , ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁se cur ing ▁their ▁release , ▁something ▁the ▁government ▁did ▁not ▁look ▁favor ably ▁on . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁accus ation ▁and ▁the ▁Re yes - CO CE I ▁relationship , ▁the ▁government ▁closed ▁churches ▁and ▁exp elled ▁dioc es an ▁workers . ▁The ▁government , ▁however , ▁failed ▁to ▁provide ▁any ▁evidence ▁show ▁a ▁direct ▁link ▁between ▁Re yes ▁and ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁CO CE I . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁gun men ▁opened ▁fire ▁on ▁Re yes ▁in ▁an ▁assass ination ▁attempt . ▁The ▁attack ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁brought ▁on ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Te pe y ac ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Centre ▁in ▁Te hu ante pec . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁