Spanish court orders prison for ex-Salvadoran officer over priests' massacre

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Spanish court orders prison for ex-Salvadoran officer over priests' massacre
Reuters Staff

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish court has ordered the imprisonment of a former El Salvadoran army colonel for participating in the murder of five Spanish Jesuits in 1989 during the Central American country’s civil war, a court ruling showed on Thursday.

The ruling comes after the United States deported Colonel Inocente Orlando Montano Morales to Spain, where he is facing charges related to the massacre of six Roman Catholic priests. He arrived in Madrid on Wednesday and was taken into custody.

Montano, who is being prosecuted for murder and crimes against humanity, will formally be notified of his charges next Monday, according to the ruling from the Spanish High Court.

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