The Ad Hoc Commission was a

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in El Salvador, established as part of the peace accords which ended the

Salvadoran Civil War The Salvadoran Civil War () was a twelve-year civil war in El Salvador that was fought between the government of El Salvador, backed by the United States, and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition of left-wing guer ...

. The purpose of the commission was to examine the conduct of officers of the

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during the war and determine their fitness for continuing as military officers in the new regime. The Commission was established as part of the New York agreements. It consisted of three Salvadoran civilians appointed by the

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after consultation of the

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and the FMLN.Katayanagi, Mari Human rights functions of United Nations peacekeeping operation

/ref> The Commission evaluated 232 of the most senior officers and issued its report on September 22, 1992. The Commission recommended that the entire senior military establishment be discharged and replaced. Though it took time, this recommendation was eventually implemented.

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