Former Salvadoran President Admits He knew about Posada Carriles

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Granma Internacional Digital

December 22, 2000

Ex-Salvadoran president confirms that he knew about Posada Carriles

SAN SALVADOR.- Ex-Salvadoran President Armando Calderón Sol confirmed on
December 21 that he was aware of Cuban President Fidel Castro's repeated
denunciations regarding the presence and activities of Luis Posada Carriles
in El Salvador.

Despite current President Francisco Flores' denial of any knowledge of the
infamous terrorist's presence in the country, Calderón admitted in an
interview with Diario de Hoy that information that had been received from
Cuba had been analyzed and properly filed.

He said that the Salvadoran Attorney General's investigation into the matter
had not yet been completed.

Although he described the information provided by Cuba as "brief," it was
impossible for him to deny that he received it and that it was later passed
on to the State Intelligence Agency (OIE).

Calderón who was president from 1994 to 1999, explained that he received the
information in April 1999 during the Association of Caribbean States Summit
held in the Dominican Republic. He stated that he had spoken about the
matter with his Cuban counterpart, Fidel Castro, at various Ibero-American
Summits and also that he had met with a representative from the island to
discuss the matter further. (PL)

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