Executions Panama

Raymond Dragseth, an American college science teacher, was kidnaped and executed by Panamanian army units in the early hours of the U.S. invasion of Panama, according to American officials and family members. The body of the 47-year-old faculty member of Panama Canal College was exhumed Friday from a common grave in a public cemetery. He had been shot in the back of the head.

The new government of Panama prepared murder charges Sunday against Manuel A. Noriega and took part in intense negotiations with the Vatican and the Bush Administration over the fate of the deposed dictator, who is holed up in the Vatican's embassy here. The impending charges, stemming from the deaths of 10 officers involved in an Oct. 3 military revolt against Noriega, were announced by Atty. Gen. Rogelio Cruz.

The new government of Panama prepared murder charges Sunday against Manuel A. Noriega and took part in intense negotiations with the Vatican and the Bush Administration over the fate of the deposed dictator, who is holed up in the Vatican's embassy here. The impending charges, stemming from the deaths of 10 officers involved in an Oct. 3 military revolt against Noriega, were announced by Atty. Gen. Rogelio Cruz.

Raymond Dragseth, an American college science teacher, was kidnaped and executed by Panamanian army units in the early hours of the U.S. invasion of Panama, according to American officials and family members. The body of the 47-year-old faculty member of Panama Canal College was exhumed Friday from a common grave in a public cemetery. He had been shot in the back of the head.