Salinas Names Panel to Probe Colosio Death
In a move to quell growing suspicions, President Carlos Salinas de Gortari named an independent commission Wednesday to investigate last month’s assassination of ruling party presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio.
“The country wants to know the truth. At the same time, it is necessary to avoid a climate of suspicions from some against others,” he said in a brief announcement at the presidential residence, Los Pinos.
The new five-member commission includes a journalist and members of the political opposition, Salinas said.
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