Romero_Trial_Transcript_8_25_04_53_2

8-25-04 Trial Transcript
9 to 1992. The peace agreement is signed in 1992.
10 The implementation of the peace agreement, just to
11 have these clear, because it becomes actually very important,
12 the implementation of the peace agreement is supposed to
13 happen between 1992 and the elections of 1994 in El Salvador.
14 That's supposed to be the end, the last element of a
15 negotiated settlement.
16 In that period of time then -- so there is a formal
17 agreement in '92 and a formal cease-fire, which is before
18 that. A formal agreement in '92.
19 There is an investigation of crimes and something
20 called the "United Nations Truth Commission" which comes out
21 in 1993.
22 As soon as that comes out, it is tremendously
23 controversial, and the governing party, which is the ARENA
24 Party, and which controls the Congress, passes what we call a
25 "self amnesty." I believe Judge Amaya was talking about the
KARL - D
260
1 amnesty law. That is actually in 1993.
2 The end of the peace agreement implementation is from
3 1994, and it ends with the 1994 elections.
4 Q. All right. That actually brings me to another entry on
5 your CV on page 15. You served as an observer in those
6 elections of 1994; is that correct?
7 A. That's right. That's right.
8 Q. And that was in an official capacity?
9 A. That was in an official capacity, yes. It was part of
10 a -- of actually both a U.S. and a UN delegation.
11 And I had two roles. One was to -- what I thought
Page 69