41.   The consulate hired a local attorney to gather information on the shooting.

42.   The court also rejected a similar application by another British lawyer to represent a local attorney facing legal action brought by a local businessman.

43.   The Panamanian company that owned the Otterloo was being dissolved and local attorneys for the company said they did not know how to contact the owner by telephone.

44.   Local attorney Ireneo Reyes says that many local officials take kickbacks from those involved in cyanide fishing, but did not dare mention any names.