Panamanian Who Freed
Posada Charged
Three collaborators of
former Panamanian
President Mireya Moscoso
will be tried on January
14 for violations in the
release of Cuban-born
terrorist Luis Posada
Carriles, judicial
sources informed on
Monday.
Former Minister of
Government and Justice
Arnulfo Escalona, former
National Police Director
Carlos Bares and former
Deputy Director for
Migratory Affairs Javier
Tapia are accused of
abuse of authority and
overstepping their
limits of power, for
which they could receive
a minimum sentence but
would be prevented from
holding public posts,
lawyer Javier Viques
told Prensa Latina.
The attorney, who
represented student and
worker movements in
previous phases of the
trial against Posada
Carriles, explained that
this time the accused
will be tried by the
Attorney General's
Office.
Viques explained that
there is corroborating
evidence that Escalona,
Bares and Tapia violated
the law by acting before
Moscoso's decision was
recognized as lawful, by
publishing it in the
Official Gazette. |
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