Romero_Trial_Transcript_8_25_04_53_2

8-25-04 Trial Transcript
2 A. No, they did not arrive.
3 Q. In the case of Monseñor Romero, did the National Police
4 take fingerprints at the crime scene, like they would normally
5 do?
6 A. No, they did not take fingerprints.
7 Q. In the case of Monseñor, did the National Police take down
8 names of witnesses, as they would normally do?
9 A. No, they did not take names of witnesses.
10 Q. In the case of Monseñor, were the National Police involved
11 in security at the autopsy, as they would normally be?
12 A. No. No. No, they did none of these things.
13 Q. And did the National Police investigate the attempted
14 murder against you, as they would normally do?
15 A. No. They did not, and what happened was that the night of
16 the attempt, this group of police detectives did arrive, and I
17 knew that they were police detectives. And they said that
18 they just wanted to know what was happening.
19 And they said, "Don't you worry. These that came
20 here, they are just amateurs. They are just learning. If we
21 had come in within less than five minutes, we would have done
22 everything." That was the only thing regarding my attempt
23 that was investigated.
24 MR. EISENBRANDT: Thank you, your Honor. I have no
25 further questions of this witness.
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1 THE COURT: All right. Let me ask you, do you have
2 any knowledge of the civil law in El Salvador, as of 1980?
3 THE WITNESS: Yes, sir.
4 THE COURT: In 1980, was there a claim known as
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