U.S. loses bid to keep Posada jailed
An appeals court denied the U.S. government’s latest bid to keep anti-Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles jailed until his May trial on immigration fraud charges.
The decision by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a decision last week to temporarily block Posada from being released from the Otero County, N.M., jail on $250,000 bond.
One of his lawyers said it was unclear when the 79-year-old former CIA operative could be set free. The lawyer will have to return to El Paso, where the criminal case is being heard, to refile paperwork guaranteeing Posada’s bond.
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