The World - News from May 29, 1989
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The archbishop of Panama condemned violence by paramilitary groups that “seem to operate with official approval” and demanded the release of political prisoners. Archbishop Marcos McGrath, in his strongest criticism of Gen. Manuel A. Noriega’s regime, told 12,000 people gathered for an outdoor Mass that the Roman Catholic Church has to speak out while “the national life is in suspension.” Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Guillermo Endara interrupted the homily with applause. International observers have said Endara won Panama’s May 7 presidential race, but the vote was annulled on May 10 by the Noriega-controlled government.
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