SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Friday vetoed a controversial law intended to allow the prosecution of crimes committed during the country's bloody civil war, arguing it was not in the interest of victims.
Congress had narrowly approved the law on Wednesday but opponents criticise that it would allow judges to substantially reduce the sentences of perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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