Salvadoran lawmakers postpone war crimes amnesty bill (May 24, 2019)
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Salvadoran lawmakers postponed a controversial amnesty bill that would prohibit jail time for former military personnel and leftist guerrillas accused of atrocities during the country's long civil war. Lawmakers from the ruling FMLN party (with roots in the guerrilla movement during the war) and the conservative Arena party (which favors the military) are in a race against time to approve the measure.
Salvadoran lawmakers postpone war crimes amnesty bill (May 24, 2019)
Salvadoran lawmakers postpone war crimes…
Salvadoran lawmakers postpone war crimes amnesty bill (May 24, 2019)
Salvadoran lawmakers postponed a controversial amnesty bill that would prohibit jail time for former military personnel and leftist guerrillas accused of atrocities during the country's long civil war. Lawmakers from the ruling FMLN party (with roots in the guerrilla movement during the war) and the conservative Arena party (which favors the military) are in a race against time to approve the measure.