These critics stated their belief that the government used the Casolo incident as part of an effort to threaten and discredit the entire foreign religious community in El Salvador. They also expressed their concern that it appeared to them that the U.S. Embassy staff in San Salvador and officials in Washington appeared to have already accepted the Salvadoran military's view that Casolo's guilt was an established fact.
These critics maintained their conviction that the government utilized the Casolo incident as part of a campaign to intimidate and tarnish the entire foreign religious community in El Salvador. They also expressed their worry that it seemed to them that the U.S. Embassy staff in San Salvador and officials in Washington appeared to have already accepted the Salvadoran military's viewpoint that Casolo's guilt was an established fact.