Feb
Historical Memory
Remains from La Vega have returned to Arcatao
The bodies of Angelino López, Maximiliano Henríquez and Maria Santos Abrego have returned to Arcatao. They were murdered by the army in La Vega village (Cantón La Vega) on june 3rd, 1982.
This is what “Diario El Mundo” published about it:
The remains of three victims of the armed conflict were handed over today to their families, pursuant to a 2012 international conviction against the State.
The remains belong to two men and one woman who were killed in the municipality of Arcatao, department of Chalatenango, between 1980 and 1981, reported Julio Larrama, prosecutor from the group for investigation of crimes committed during the armed conflict.
He indicated that the process of exhumation of the bones began in June last year.
“Three families residing in the municipality of Arcatao, Chalatenango, can now bury the remains of their loved ones who died during the past armed conflict and somehow close the cycle of mourning,” Larrama added.
In addition, he said the unit is investigating “many cases” to exhumate the remains of people who died during the civil war.
During the 12 years of war, in which the guerrilla of the Farabundo Marti Front for National Liberation (FMLN) and the Army, financed by the United States, faced, about 75,000 people died and another 8,000 disappeared.
To see the coverage on “El Diario de Hoy” click here.
