Manuel Noriega arrested in Panama

Title

Manuel Noriega arrested in Panama

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

4 Jan 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:49

Description

Simon Bowden reports on former dictator Manuel Noriega handing himself in to the US of his own accord following seeking sanctuary in the Vatican embassy for 10 days, the celebrations in Panama, and drugs charges Noriega will now face in the USA. Speakers are General Maxwell R. Thurman, Commander of the American Southern Command in Panama; US President George H W Bush; Panamanians giving their reaction to the arrest. For FM breakfast programme.

Contributors

Martin Walker; George H. W. Bush; Simon Bowden; Maxwell Reid Thurman

Keywords

USA; Vatican; Embassies and consulates; Drug traffic; Trials; Heads of state; Embassy buildings; Panama; Arrests; Right to justice; Manuel Noriega

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