US EditionEl Salvador Court Orders Ex-President's Arrest Over 1981 Massacre
- A local court in El Salvador has ordered the arrest of former President Alfredo Cristiani for his alleged involvement in the cover-up of the 1981 El Mozote massacre during the country's civil war.
- Cristiani is named as one of 10 individuals who promoted a general amnesty law in 1993 that exonerates those accused of war crimes. The El Mozote massacre is described as a "crime against humanity."
- The court document orders the capture of Cristiani and four other defendants who later served in the country's congress.
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Corte ordena arresto de expresidente salvadoreño Cristiani por encubrir masacre de guerra civil - La Tercera
Un tribunal salvadoreño ordenó el arresto del expresidente salvadoreño Alfredo Cristiani por supuesto encubrimiento de los responsables de la masacre de El Mozote, ocurrida en diciembre de 1981, durante la guerra civil que desangró por doce años al país centroamericano.La orden divulgada el viernes por el Juzgado de Instrucción de San Francisco Gotera, en el noreste del país, coloca a Cristiani, de 76 años, como una de diez personas que habrían …
Arrest of former Salvadoran President Alfredo Cristiani ordered
A court in the Salvadoran city of San Francisco Gotera has issued a warrant for the arrest of former president Alfredo Cristiani (1989-1994) and some former lawmakers for their alleged involvement in the 1981 El Mozote massacre in which around 1,000 peasants were killed during the civil war (1980-1992).
Because of the murder of around a thousand villagers in 1981, the judiciary of El Salvador issued an arrest warrant against former President Alfredo Cristiani. He is said to have helped the perpetrators avoid punishment.
El Salvador Court Orders Ex-President's Arrest Over 1981 Massacre
A court in El Salvador has ordered the arrest of former president Alfredo Cristiani for an alleged cover-up related to a civil war-era massacre of about 1,000 people, a source linked to the case said Saturday.
Un juzgado de El Salvador ordenó la detención del expresidente Alfredo Cristiani (1989-1994), acusado de encubrir a los responsables de la masacre de El Mozote, donde unas 1.000 personas murieron en 1981 en manos del ejército durante la guerra civil, informó este sábado una fuente ligada al caso.La “detención provisional” contra Cristiani, cuyo paradero se desconoce, es requerida por el delito de “encubrimiento personal” por decretar una amnistí…
El Salvador court orders arrest of former president for cover-up of massacre
A local court in El Salvador has ordered the arrest of former President Alfredo Cristiani for the alleged cover-up of the 1981 El Mozote massacre during the Central American country's civil war that lasted twelve years.
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