Yet another delay in the Llaguno Bridge shooters’ trial

www.vheadline.com Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 By: Patrick J. O'Donoghue

5th Aragua Courts Judge Attaway Marcano has resigned from the case of the Llaguno Bridge pro-government shooters. According to sources at the Attorney General’s Office, Marcano opted out alleging personal problems with defense lawyers’ team chief Antonio Molina, which (he claims) could place his impartiality into question.

Richard Penalver, Rafael Cabrices and Nicolas Rivera's lawyers have asked for the process to be put on hold until the Appeals Court decides whether to throw out a sentence ordering a trial ... it has been learned El Universal photographer, Fernando Sanchez has been summonsed to court as a witness during the public and oral trial.

The opposition has monitoring the case’s progress and is taking it as a watershed of the government’s wavering or firm purpose to let justice take its course independent of pressure from either side of the spectrum.