El Salvador court orders arrest of former president over 1989 priest massacre
Alfredo Cristiani, who left the country in 2021, is accused of knowing of military plans to massacre six Jesuit priests
Associated Press
Fri 11 Mar 2022 23.20 EST
Last modified on Fri 11 Mar 2022 23.21 EST
A court in El Salvador has ordered the arrest of former president Alfredo Cristiani in relation to the 1989 massacre of six Jesuit priests and two others by soldiers.
Prosecutors allege that Cristiani knew of the military’s plan to eliminate the priests and did nothing to stop them.
On 25 February charges were filed against Cristiani, who was president from 1989 to 1994, and a group of soldiers for alleged involvement in the murders. Cristiani and a former lawmaker, Rodolfo Parker, had been summoned to court on Tuesday, but did not appear.
“There is nothing left but to decree the detention against those persons because they did not appear in court and did not send lawyers,” the court’s resolution said.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/12/el-salvador-court-orders-arrest-of-former-president-over-1989-priest-massacre
Alfredo Cristiani