The question is whether the lawsuit about the murder of four Dutch Ikon journalists in 1982 in Salvador can start on Wednesday. That says Gert Kuiper, brother of Jan, one of the journalists who was murdered.
Gert Kuiper is in El Salvador because of the case. Today it was announced in a press conference that it is uncertain whether enough jury members will show up who should judge the case, says Kuiper. It is also not certain whether one of the lawyers of the suspects will come.
“It’s disappointing. I hadn’t counted on this.” During the Chasango session, Gert Kuiper’s statement would be read, among other things. Chalatenango is the city where the four Dutch journalists were lured and shot in a military ambush.
The former Minister of Defense of El Salvador and two high military officers are on trial for the murders.