European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 0 the stars and stripes tuesday january 5,19sb witness says he a Soldier shoot Quino is i la Philippines a a sur prise witness testified monday that he saw a Somr shoot president Cora on Aquino s Myhand As he returned from exile in the hailed Stales in August 1983. La was the Farsi tit Nevin the current Trig that a witness had few fied to have seen the actual Assassin Ign of san Nignom Aquino jr., which. Wave of indignation that led of president Ferdinand Mirvary l 86, about 40 people mostly fed in Thi jury arc on trial in the sprig. A cos Era court acquitted i 1985. Bui after mrs. Aqunio was swept to Power in a Milila civilian uprising against Marcos in february 1986, the supreme court Nuttli Ltd the ruling and or dered a new trial Jinich began last May. The Barcelona said he was driving afro Wing tractor Between Bays 8 and we Manila Airport on aug. 21. If so Waltn he saw Aquino descend Inz inc Cuna air lines Jet with Ihrcke military charts. "1 a the Soldier at the Back of the Man in Hill Point the gun a the Nape Barcelona said. He fired inc gun and he Kiino fell i Arcelona a 30-year-Otd philippine was brought to inc court by seven Security guards. He did Fot Point out the assailant. _ fore the session prosecutor Raul of Bialcz told reporters Barcelona had of identified the Kilter. Aquino a leading opposition Leader was taken from the plane under military escort shortly after he arrived from Tiree years of self imposed exile in the United slates. Previously the prosecution had been unable to find a witness who saw the actual shooting. The defense contends Aquino was shot by Rolando Caiman who was mined Down moments later. Marcos i Caiman a Puly criminal with links Tom military was a communist. Of Kuhe 1985 trial the court cleared All defend bits and rejected testimony by some Wint fecs and evidence on audio and video Nhes from foreign journalists that pointed the Soldier As Aquino s As Sassin. The court said to Nony by business woman Rebecca Qurinio thai she saw a Soldier shool a Quint tvs dubious and rejected the tapes cite As unreliable or possibly tampered during a Brief recess Monda Gonia Lez showed reporters a letter tits his life if he did not Stop pursuing evidence in the Case. A sporting alternative these three sports enthusiasts have been forced to Isle id the in Cuci nor Grenoble Frante on bikes this season instead of skis As France suffers under the same warm weather that has left Many ski Ami around Europe with Tittle mow. See related Alary on Page 8. Expel from Paga 1 Panama from Paga 1 United Stales should be flexible with Panama because the canal was mraie Mically important. Panama has a crisis while he United slates has a problem he said. We must be careful not to reverse inc Pope dines a shelter for Home Ess Vatican City independently con firm the army s accusations particularly since the army describes As terrorist activities virtually any palestinian nationalist omani Zavion whether violent or just Politi Cal that supports the Plo. Officials Here said the nine Wen being expelled under provisions of a Law that was adopted in 1943 under the British mandate and was kept by Israel when it declared its Independence in 1943. The Law permit deportations for the purposes of securing the Public safely the defense of Palestine inc maintenance of Public order or the sup pression of Mutiny rebellion or nols. The nine have the right to Appeal their expulsions to an advisory committee headed by a military court judge. If thai fails they can go to the israeli supreme court. Asked Why the army could not try the men and imprison them if they arc found guilty a senior army official said expulsions were the Best deterrent to anyone who might be thinking of becoming a palestini an nationalist organizer. He said putting these men on trial would also have endangered palestinian Minners and jeopardized some in Exigence gathering methods. The casually toll from saturday night i raid was the highest since 41 palestinians were killed in a similar attack by the Israel air Force four months ago. Among the dead sunday were 12 Mcm bin of iwo lebanese families including Omen and children inc police said. The Lishers killed were 6 palestinian Guc Altaj and 3 lebanese militiamen they said. To Israel an army spokesman said the targets were terrorist bases South and Southeast of the port of Irton. 10 bodies found from air crash in Turkey Ankara Turkey a Rescue workers searching in wet mountainous terrain in the Western province of Izmir sunday said they recovered 10 charred bodies from the crash of a Boeing 737 thai killed All 16 people aboard. The West German charter company Condor said in a statement sunday that ii turkish passengers and five West German crewmen were aboard its plane when it crashed late saturday and there was no evidence of Condor said West German investigators who flew to the site found no Evi Dence that an explosion occurred while the plane was Turkey s transportation minister Ekrom Pak Demili told the sem official Anatolia news Agency earlier sunday thai turkish officials would investigate the minor posit Billy of local a a curs had speculated the plane May have exploded in the air. Pak Demili said the cause of the crash could be determined Only after the plane s flight recorder was found. He was quoted As saying the last radio Collaci showed the plane at 1,950 feet when the Pilot reported being Al 4,000 feel. The minister quoted the Pilot As saying. "1 am unable to see inc runway even though 1 am ready to Paide Nierli said lightning might have caused temporary failure of the plane s electronic devices misleading the Pilot the Agency said. The plane was flying from Stuttgart West Germany to Izmir to pick up 125 turks and Lake them to West Germany
