Lawyer: Posada faces torture in Venezuela

Thursday 1st September, 2005

Lawyer: Posada faces torture in Venezuela


Big News Network.com Wednesday 31st August, 2005 (UPI)

A Cuban dissident accused of terror activity in Cuba and Venezuela would be
tortured if sent to Venezuela, said a lawyer speaking on his behalf.

Joaquin Chaffardet said not only is the torture of Luis Posada Carriles at
the hands of Venezuelan authorities a certainty, but he would also be
shipped to Cuba, the Miami Herald reported Wednesday.

Earlier this week a U.S. immigration judge said he would send Posada to
Venezuela if he is denied asylum in the United States.

Posada is on trial on charges he entered the country illegally. A judge said
his alleged involvement in terror attacks was another reason why he should
remain behind bars.

The 77-year-old Posada is charged in Venezuela with masterminding the
bombing of a Cuban jetliner in 1976, killing 73 people. He has denied any
involvement.

Venezuelan and Cuban officials are demanding his extradition to Venezuela.
Posada sneaked into the United States along the Mexico-Texas border but was
apprehended by authorities in Miami.

In May, declassified U.S. documents revealed Posada was a paid informant for
the CIA during the 1970s and 1980s. Venezuelan officials released documents
alleging he had advance knowledge of the plane bombing.


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