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Conviction of Ex-Military Officers for 1982 Murders of Journalists in El Salvador
Three ex-military officers were sentenced to 15 years for the 1982 murders of Dutch journalists during El Salvador's civil war, following a reopened prosecution.
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Three Salvadoran ex-military officers were convicted for the 1982 murders of four Dutch journalists during the civil war.
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The defendants received 15-year prison sentences after an 11-hour trial in Chalatenango.
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A jury of five women found the men guilty of murder in a swift trial.
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The judge mandated President Nayib Bukele to publicly apologize for the delayed justice to the victims.
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The prosecution was reopened in 2018 after the Supreme Court deemed a general amnesty unconstitutional.
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