Romero_Trial_Transcript_8_25_04_53_2

8-25-04 Trial Transcript
2 they went by and they were shooting into the university.
3 Q. I'm sorry, when you say "security forces," were the
4 National Police part of the security forces?
5 A. Yes.
6 Q. And why were they shooting?
7 A. They would do this, this shooting would normally be done
8 when there was some sort of student manifestation of some
9 sort, and that's how I found out about Monseñor.
10 Q. How specifically did you find out?
11 A. Okay. After the shooting, when everybody hit the floor
12 and was there for about ten minutes, after about ten minutes,
13 people went onto the streets or with fear, of course, and as I
14 was going to my vehicle, I heard people screaming, "Someone
15 has wounded Monseñor. It appears that someone has killed
16 Monseñor." On the radio.
17 Q. When you say "Monseñor," which Monseñor is that?
18 A. Monseñor Oscar Arnulfo Romero.
19 Q. Where did you go in your vehicle?
20 A. I headed towards the forensic clinic and about that time
21 the administrator of the courts told me that Monseñor was not
22 at the clinic, but he was at the Policlínica, and there was a
23 justice of the peace on his way there.
24 Q. Why did you yourself go?
25 A. I went because I was obligated by the law to go, because
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1 Monseñor was a person who had a high ranking and, as judge of
2 the criminal cases, I have to go.
3 Q. So who was in charge as the judge? Were you in charge or
4 was the justice of the peace in charge?
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