By his afternoon, Government opponents seemed to be taking the offensive.
Government opponents can still get coverage in newspapers and on the radio.
Most Government opponents had long expected the amnesty, and many even supported it.
This cannot be true, but the perception discourages government opponents.
But more than 1,200 Government opponents remain in jail.
"But in fact all government opponents are being attacked, including Hutus."
Government opponents point to a new scheme set up by the president in 2003 as the source of many of the health service's problems.
The report lists numerous other executions of Government opponents in the summer.
Those affected call it a witch-hunt against civil society and government opponents.
Like many other government opponents, Duarte sought refuge within the foreign diplomatic community.