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8-<strong>25</strong>-<strong>04</strong> <strong>Trial</strong> <strong>Transcript</strong><br />
23 THE COURT: Was that private accuser employed by the<br />
24 government?<br />
<strong>25</strong> THE WITNESS: He might not be.<br />
RAMIREZ AMAYA - D<br />
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1 THE COURT: Did the private accuser have the power to<br />
2 tell the judge, the criminal judge, to commence a criminal<br />
3 case?<br />
4 THE WITNESS: Yes.<br />
5 THE COURT: Let's take the morning recess at this<br />
6 time. We are going to stand in recess until five minutes<br />
7 after 11:00.<br />
8 (Recess)<br />
9 THE CLERK: Court is back in session.<br />
10 THE COURT: Back on the record in Doe versus Saravia.<br />
11 You may proceed.<br />
12 MR. EISENBRANDT: Thank you, your Honor.<br />
13 BY MR. EISENBRANDT:<br />
14 Q. Judge Ramirez Amaya, you mentioned earlier a private<br />
15 accusation. In your experience, did anybody bring private<br />
16 accusations in 1980?<br />
17 A. No. Since 1980, up until, perhaps, 1994, there wasn't<br />
18 much of private accusation.<br />
19 Q. And why not?<br />
20 A. For fear of being killed. That would be the accuser<br />
21 fearing.<br />
22 Q. In the case of Archbishop <strong>Romero</strong>, who initiated that case?<br />
23 A. Basically, I did. Although there was a justice of the<br />
24 peace, I went and took over from the beginning. I took the<br />
<strong>25</strong> book where they did the recognition of the body and I started<br />
Page <strong>25</strong>
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