Cuba’s parliament chief denounces acquittal of ex-CIA agent in US as a ‘shameful farce’

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By Associated Press, Saturday, April 9, 3:22 PM

HAVANA — A top Cuban official denounced on Saturday a Texas jury’s acquittal of a former CIA agent as a “shameful farce” that showed both the defendant and the U.S. government are liars.

In a telephone interview with The Associated Press, Cuban Parliament Chief Ricardo Alarcon was highly critical of the federal judge presiding over the three-month trial, Kathleen Cardone, saying she did not allow jurors to see evidence that would have persuaded them to find Luis Posada Carriles guilty.

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