Word: murcia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...investigation had dragged on for almost two years, straining relations between the U.S. and El Salvador and attracting reproachful editorials worldwide. Finally, a sign of progress emerged last week. Salvadoran Judge Bernardo Rauda Murcia ruled that five former National Guardsmen accused of murdering four American churchwomen in 1980 must stand trial...
...surprise move by judge Bernardo Rauda Murcia reflects in part the Reagan Administration's new-found desire to get tough with El Salvador's extreme-right government that came to power last spring. Three weeks ago, U.S. ambassador Dean Hinton, who had previously been reticent to criticize the Salvadoran government, shocked a gathering of business executives in San Salvador by berating them on the human rights issue. Unless the Latin American government seeks conciliation with the left and puts an end to the terror inflicted upon civilians. Hinton declared that the United States will halt military aid to El Salvador...