Trial of Posada Carriles: US Attorney’s Office Has Evidence of Terrorism against CubaHAVANA, Cuba, Jan 12 (acn) Officers of the Cuban Interior Ministry presented on Tuesday evening evidence —which is in the hands of the US Attorney’s Office— of terrorist actions against the island and of Luis Posada Carriles’s responsibility in these attacks.
By Marcos Alfonso
During the Round Table television program, presenter Randy Alonso said that the trial against Posada Carriles, who has to answer to 11 charges —but none of them for terrorism—, continued on Tuesday in El Paso, Texas, with the second day of the jury selection.
He noted that out of the 12 juries selected, seven are women and five, men. He added that nine are descendants of Hispanics, one is an Afro-American, and two are Anglo-Saxons.
Speaking over the phone from El Paso, lawyer Jose Pertierra said that the defense and the prosecution are scheduled to speak on Wednesday. He added that the prosecutor warned the Judge that Posada Carriles’ defense will try to influence the jury with an ill-intentioned description of Cuba’s political system.
Pertierra noted that the Judge responded to this that the Court is not a forum of the Miami Herald newspaper and that any evidence could be questioned, including the one presented by Cuba.
According to news reports, two Cuban officers and a forensic scientist from the island are expected to testify in the trial at the request of the defense and the prosecution in relation to the investigation into the death of Italian tourist Fabio Di Celmo, a victim of a terrorist attack on Havana’s Copacabana hotel.
During the Round Table program, Brigadier General Alberto Rabeiro explained that, on April 12, 1997, Salvadoran mercenaries —following orders by Posada Carriles— began a series of bomb attacks against tourist facilities, including hotels and restaurants, in Havana and also against Cuban interests in Mexico and Nassau, which resulted in one death and several wounded people.
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