Salvadoran community leaders, ex-guerrillas to remain in prison | Video

San Salvador, Jan 19 (EFE).- Six community leaders and former guerrillas arrested in El Salvador accused of murdering a woman in 1989, during the internal armed conflict (1980-1992), will remain in provisional detention after facing the initial hearing of a criminal trial against them on Thursday.

The criminal case passed to the pre-trial phase and the Attorney General's Office (FGR) has six months to continue with the investigation, a period that can be extended "if the Prosecutor General's Office so requests," according to defence lawyer Dennis Muñoz, who said this Thursday evening. (Camera: VLADIMIR CHICAS).

SHOT LIST: REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS SOCIAL ORGANISATIONS PROTEST TO DEMAND THE RELEASE OF THOSE ACCUSED OF MURDERING A WOMAN IN 1989, AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE ISIDRO MENÉNDEZ JUDICIAL CENTRE IN SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.

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Date: 19/01/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Crime, law and justice
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 137 seconds
Reference: 55010345889
Relevance: Normal