Salvadoran Army Officer Captain Medina Garay Questioned By Media

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Description: Alberto Barrera from the Associated Press, third left with tape recorder, and members of the Salvadoran media question an army officer, Captain Carlos Napoleón Medina Garay, center right, in Santa Clara, El Salvador, November 1982. It had been reported that Medina Garay was responsible for ordering the army massacre of 50 local civilians in El Junquillo, Cacaopera in the Morazán department during a military attack on March 12, 1981.

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Title: Salvadoran Army Officer Captain Medina Garay Questioned By Media
Creator(s): Nickelsberg, Robert
Created: 1982-11-01
Topical Subject(s): Central America ; El Salvador ; Civil war ; Military ; Counterinsurgency ; Military aid ; Human rights violations ; Civilian casualties ; Daily life ; Atlacatl Battalion
Subject(s) -- Personal Name: Alberto Barrera ; Dionisio Hernández ; Carlos Napoleón Medina Garay
Continent: North and Central America
Country: El Salvador
City: Santa Clara
Local Identifier: elsalvador_ct_0279_web.tif

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