Posted on 11/08/2023 8:17:36 PM PST by Morgana
An American retired lawyer and university professor was caught on camera on Tuesday shooting dead two climate change protesters in Panama.
Kenneth Darlington, 77, appeared before a judge in the town of La Espiga on Wednesday afternoon, and after a two-hour hearing was remanded in custody.
Eliécer Plicett, a lawyer for the two victims, both of them teachers, said Darlington was being charged with murder and illegal possession of a gun, TVN Noticias reported.
Darlington was seen on Tuesday, in front of a large number of photographers and television crews, walking up to a road block on a section of the Pan-American Highway in the Chame district, about 55 miles west of the capital, Panama City.
The protesters have for three weeks been campaigning against the Panamanian government's agreement with a Canadian firm to run Central America's biggest open-pit copper mine for at least another 20 years. The mine is in an environmentally sensitive area.
Darlington, who lived in the exclusive Paitilla district of Panama City, reportedly told other passengers in the car, as he got out: 'This ends today.'
The Panamanian-born U.S. citizen, who local media said has a previous conviction for illegal possession of a firearm, is seen arguing with the protesters.
He takes a handgun out of his pocket and then begins clearing the barricade on the motorway, still arguing. One of the demonstrators can be heard saying: 'Why don't you shoot?'
Darlington is then seen opening fire.
The first victim fell to the ground immediately. A second can be seen holding his shoulder, grimacing in pain.
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Competent and experienced jailhouse lawyers can do pretty well.
He’s going to need a good abogado.
But it is good to hear from CraigIsACoconutTreeLawyerInPanama, or whatever he called himself, after all these years.
“Send Lawyers, Guns and Money....The S-— Has Hit the Fan!”
I do. got no problem at all with it.
“I don’t think an American is going to do well in a South American prison.”
Read the article: “Eliécer Plicett, a lawyer for the two victims, said Darlington was being charged with murder and illegal possession of a gun, TVN Noticias reported. However, local media has reported he could avoid jail time because of his age.”
Not murder then, but assisted suicide.🤔
No problem! You are just following FR tradition! (Comment on the misleading headline before reading the body of the article). ;-)
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