The truth behind US' Operation Just Cause in Panama

[Judi Lynn]

4. Panama Supports Truth Commission on 1989 US Invasion

Panama Supports Truth Commission on 1989 US Invasion

Panama, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) The Panamanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations system offered today a workshop for representatives of civil society that will be part of the truth commission on the US invasion of Panama in 1989.

A note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it was analyzed the collective construction and development of institutional tools as the basis of what will be the Commission of December 20.

The group's objectives are the discovery of the truth, full knowledge of the number and identity of the victims and the recovery of collective memory, among others.

The Vice President of Panama, Isabel de Saint Malo, highlighted that a roadmap to honor the victims of the invasion was already defined, published the newspaper La Prensa.

Among the actions are included the development of a Truth Report, recommendation of proposals for victims reparation, evaluation of the installation of memorials, research the existence of possible graves, among other issues.

According to Professor Olmedo Beluche there are places, such as El Chorrillo, Corozal, Chepo and Arcoiris, that are still waiting for a through investigation of mass graves.

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