Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 9, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free August world colombians probe jolts Justice system by Mary Beth Sheridan Knight bidder Colombia barely 5foot with a mop of Silvery curls and a permanently sleepy Colombia chief prosecutor of drug lords appears to have More in common with the Keebler elves than Eliot Alfonso Valdivieso a Cowkey lawyer who had quietly spent a year As education minister took Over As attorney general last year and now finds himself at the Cen tre of Colombia biggest political crisis in a leading a far reaching investigation into drug traffickers corruption of the he could bring Down the he could upend a society that Long ago Learned to tolerate the worlds biggest cocaine car he could be last Colombia was stunned As Valdivieso Fourmont hold corruption investigation reached All the Way to president Ernesto in testimony before Valdivieso invest former Campaign treasurer san Tiago Medina testified that traffickers donated million to Sampers 1994 elec Tion the presidents Samper has denied accepting Money from the Cali officials say privately that they dont believe and opposition politicians Are urging him to defence minister Fernando who managed Sampers has he said he needed time to defend himself against medinas charges that he organized receipt of the cartels the revelations have been startling but even More so was the fact the allegations were being after years in which cocaine lords slowly infiltrated Colombia buy ing off judges and the Justice system had suddenly come to this is not just an attack on drug traffickers their the whole world of connections the drug traffickers have used to defend said Fernando car a former Justice this is the great Benefit that the attorney general is bringing to colombian his perhaps no one has been More surprised by Valdivieso aggressiveness than the Valdivieso is a member of Sam pers own Liberal unlike in the United the colombian attorney general is Independent of the executive at it seemed the 45yearold Valdivieso would be a pleasant the bombshells started the first came in Valdivieso announced an investigation into alleged payments by drug traffickers to eight prominent legislators from Sampers the investigation the bold probe has earned Valdivieso both Botero and Interior minis Ter Horacio Serpa whom Medina accused of trying to cover up the scandal charged on monday that the attorney generals office was trying to discredit the it was the who wound up Valdivieso and his aides revealed that someone had broken into judicial offices last weekend and stolen a copy of medinas for some the Justice officials said Botero seemed to have seen the secret in Botero had described it at a news conference in order to reject it Point by Royal plan to Cut Oaks causes stir associated press t eng land nesting in an Avenue of venerable Oaks outside Queen Elizabeths weekend Home at Windsor Castle have stymied plans to tidy up Windsor great these Trees belong to everyone How dare they think about cutting them Down said Bob shaking a fist at the round Grey towers of the the Trees belong to the defence demands officer be probed for lies associated press Angeles Simp on lawyers Are seeking the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate possible police perjury in Simpsons Mur Der trial As Well As limits on prose cution plans to portray a Star defence witness As a drug using Superior court judge Lance Ito was asked yesterday to limit Cross examination of Kary a Nobel prizewinning on his social political beliefs and Well known use of scientific arguments stand or fall on their own the defence motion the charac Ter and lifestyle of the person advancing the argument is irrelevant to the Quality of scientific reasoning underlying the Mullis has been in court listen ing to other scientific witnesses for several he heard University of statistician Terence Speed Tell jurors that error rates Are important factors in calculating the Odds of whether Simpsons blood is linked to the waffling defence lawyers have been waffling on whether to Call Mullis combative prosecutor Rockne Harmon has vowed to expose Mulliss unconventional lifestyle to Mullis won the Nobel prize for a major breakthrough in Dan he discovered or polymerase Chain which is a Way to endlessly reproduce minute fragments of Mulliss is highly sensitive and easily subverted by experts have the defence argues that contamination of evidence has made per results Mulliss scientific views often raise he is outspoken in his belief that aids is not caused by and backs a project called which proposes to clone the genes of celebrities like Madonna and sell or Iever now or never Sale Nau a Nevar a five Yonly your last Chance to choose from hundreds of to Quality selected mens and women fashions and accessories at 50 to 70 off their original retail prices comprised of spectacular mens Golf jackets formerly suits formerly sweaters former y 25 95 ties formerly women dresses formerly 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expanding palestinian the agreement allows Israel six months to withdraw its troops from certain West Bank areas after elections Are said Ahmed the palestinian Economy about 200 including dozens of orthodox jews in Black hats and Long Black blocked the main Jerusalem Tel Aviv High Way near Ben Gurion International Airport for about 20 minutes with burning tires and other mate rial for police cleared the but protesters pushed the barricades Back into the backing traffic up for demonstrators caused traffic jams in More than 20 places around thank you we wish to express our sincere and Heartfelt thanks for All of the love and expression of sympathy in the recent passing of our beloved brother and Friend your gifts of food and Flowers were special thanks to Ian Maharaj who ministered to Stephan and to All of those who tried to help my son at the scene of the special thanks Are also expressed to father Gray of the holy Cross Renee and family sirloin new York served every evening or a limited time Raj i in sch 335 Donald Street 9435538 lunch Monfry Rural municipality of East Paul under the planning act notice of alteration of proposed bylaw notice is hereby Given that the Council of the Rural municipality of East Paul has by Resolution on the 31st Day of proposed to alter bylaw 95 As follows a by deleting lot plan 11579 and reducing the area affected by bylaw 9540 to include Only lots 1 and plan As shown on the attached a copy of the above bylaw 9540 and supporting together with proposed alterations and May be inspected by any person Between the hours of and monday to Friday at the East Paul municipal the Council of the Rural municipality of East Paul will hold a Public meeting at the East Paul banquet Hall on August at at which time and place the Council will receive representations and objections from any person who wishes to make them in respect of bylaw 9540 and shall limit his submission to the Janet Nylen Secretary treasurer of East Paul ;