It is almost 30 years since El Salvador’s civil war ended, but the aftermath of the conflict continues to divide opinion. Witness the recent proposal from parliamentarians to grant an amnesty to those involved. If the legislation passes, all ordinary criminal charges relating to the 1979-1992 war would be dropped; and war criminals would be spared prison.
Given the brutality of the war, in which more than 75,000 were killed, the proposal is controversial. Relatives of some of the victims have protested, as has the bishops’ conference, which called it an “absurd” idea.
