Arguments over number stalling installation of truth commission

<a href=www.vheadline.com>Venezuela's Electronic News Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 By: Patrick J. O'Donoghue

Second National Assembly (AN) president, Noehli Pocaterra forecasts that the long-delayed truth commission will be up running within  15 days.  Pocaterra, who has been House truth commission liasion since the commission burst on to the House agenda a year ago, admits that there are still a few points to discuss. 

"There is still a problem of who will sit on the committee ... the opposition wants 9 members and the government bench favors 11." 

The government, Pocaterra says, proposes a representative from the evangelical churches to counterbalance the Catholic Church representative and another to represent universities in the provinces. 

Movimiento Quinta Republica (MVR) hack, Omar Meza will president the committee, which independent observers say, could become just another slanging match between government and opposition.