Trial Begins in El Salvador for ex-President Mario Funes
The trial against Funes, who lives in Nicaragua under the protection of the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship, could last up to two weeks.
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The trial against Funes, who lives in Nicaragua under the protection of the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship, could last up to two weeks.
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