[NYTr] 3 Panamanians Who Freed Posada Face Trial Jan 14

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Prensa Latina, Havana
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3 Panamians Who Freed Posada Face Trial Jan 14

Panama, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) 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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