El Salvador's justice system upholds convictions for the massacre of four Dutch journalists

The Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador has declared the cassation appeals against the convictions for the 1982 massacre of four Dutch journalists inadmissible. This ruling effectively upholds the existing sentences for the killings, which occurred during the Salvadoran Civil War and have been attributed to military forces active at the time.

The decision marks a definitive legal step in a long-standing case regarding crimes against journalists during the conflict. By rejecting the appeals, the court has finalized the legal accountability process for the deaths of the four foreign correspondents.