In the trial of Posada in El Paso, Texas, journalist from The New York Times Ann Louise Bardach confirmed the authenticity of the recording of the interview the defendant in June 1998 on the Caribbean island of Aruba.
was also shown to the jury and signed fax that Posada written under the pseudonym of Solo.
telephone Speaking to Prensa Latina, lawyer Jose Pertierra, Venezuela's representative demand for the extradition of Posada Carriles, said that Hernandez nearly lost his temper at their last opportunity to question Bardach.
was through that interview, he said Pertierra, a jury of 12 members voice heard in Posada's own confession as the mastermind of the bombings in Havana in 1997.
could also learn, through the fax, sent from a New Jersey money directly to Posada during his stay in Guatemala and El Salvador.
Pertierra Hernandez described the discomfort of losing his last chance to shatter the statements of the journalist.
The Venezuelan representative for extradition, an expert in these matters, Hernandez noticed that the cross-examination began with a statement rather than a question.
"Ms. Bardach, whenever asked about the conversation you said you have turned off âödespués grabadoraâö Posada with the Lord, you take advantage and add or remove anything that happens."
witness's response, according Pertierra, was defiant, "You're making me a wild accusations. It is unfortunate that he does."
The lawyer in his statements to the agency evaluated how Arturo Hernández at all times sought to misrepresent the meaning of words Posada Carriles compromising the reporter and tried to decontextualized.
In this case, and in so aggressively the lawyer, the witness asked the jury to read the entire interview, including the censored parts.
suggested it would be better to read the three articles in The New York Times and his book Cuba Confidential and Without Fidel.
"How can you, with God as a witness, saying he was proud that my client?" Was Hernandez's question to the journalist, who after asking it not to shout at him, he replied, "You do not want to hear the truth" .
"Posada was proud of what he had done. Achieved to exit at the first page of the Sunday New York Times "said the journalist.
ThatâÖs as good as it gets!" was the last thing the reporter said in the interrogation of Hernandez, who wanted more less ie, the good thing about this is how bad it is getting. Luis Posada Carriles
faces charges of fraud, obstruction of process and false statements by lying to immigration officials in the United States, after entering that country illegally.
His criminal history includes the midair bombing of a Cubana airliner in 1976 and bomb attacks against hotels in Havana, are not taken into counts for nothing in this trial.
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