El Salvador families demand justice in past crimes by rebels Relatives of people killed by guerrillas during El Salvador's 1980-1992 civil war are demanding prosecutors investigate some former leftist rebels for crimes against humanitySAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- Relatives of people killed by guerrillas during El Salvador's 1980-1992 civil war demanded Friday that prosecutors investigate some former leftist rebels for crimes against humanity. El Salvador's armed forces committed the majority of the killings and disappearances, and relatives have long demanded trials for former army officers. But in an unprecedented act, a group of relatives demanded investigations of both sides in the conflict. Following peace accords, the FMLN became a political party and governed El Salvador for a decade until last year. Relatives of a total of seven victims went to federal prosecutors' offices Friday to demand justice for five victims of the armed forces and two people allegedly killed by rebels.

Source: ABC News January 03, 2020 20:26 UTC