Cubans Rally to Urge Panama to Extradite Terrorist SuspectsOver 200,000 Cubans rallied in Havana December 2 to demand the extradition of Luis Posada Carriles and his "accomplices" to Cuba, who were accused of trying to murder Cuban President, Fidel Castro.Cuba's First Vice President , Raul Castro, also took part in the rally, in which participants said, "We don't want revenge, we want justice". Posada Carriles and three Cubans were arrested on November 17 in Panama for trying to murder Castro during the 10th Ibero American Summit. The Cuban foreign ministry formally requested Panama the " quick" extradition of Posada Carriles and his three associates on Friday. Posada is charged of participation in the explosion of a Cuban airplane in 1976, killing 73 people, and bombings in a Havana hotel in 1997, killing one Italian tourist. Panama Rejects Extradition of Suspected Castro KillersPanama rejected Cuba's request for the extradition of four Cuban exiles accused of conspiring to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro.If the suspects are tried in Panama and proven guilty, Luis Posada Carriles and his three associates would be punished in Panama rather than sent to Cuba where the death penalty awaits them, said Panamanian First Vice President Arturo Vallarino. |
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