The U.S. government has conveyed its profound concern regarding the recent decision made by an investigative court on December 22, which resulted in the issuance of arrest warrants for former deputies who held leadership positions during the 1993 Legislative Assembly. The individuals named in the warrants include Rubén Ignacio Zamora Rivas, Luis Roberto Angulo Samayoa, Raúl Antonio Peña Flores, Raúl Manuel Somoza Alfaro, and former President Alfredo Félix Cristiani.
The court asserted that these figures had allegedly provided protection to those accountable for committing crimes against humanity during the El Mozote massacre, invoking the 1993 amnesty law passed by the Legislative Assembly. The El Mozote massacre transpired in December 1981, during which government security forces were implicated in the killing of hundreds of villagers, encompassing women and children. The call for justice for the victims of El Mozote, who have waited for 42 years, remains unmet, and this recent ruling is seen as insufficient in addressing their long-standing quest for justice.