Panama Regrets Possible US Release of Terrorist
Panamanian Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro expressed unhappiness Friday at the possible liberation of notorious terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, who is now detained in the United States.

"Since those imputed to be terrorists were released, my position and the position of my government is that it was really regrettable," Lewis Navarro said in statements quoted by Panamanian La Estrella de Panama.

He mentioned the decision of then Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso to pardon Posada and three of his accomplices, who were arrested in Panama when they were planning to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro during the 10th Ibero-American Summit.

The diplomat said that if any other government decides to do the same to people linked to terrorist actions that would also be very regrettable.