Former Guatemala leader faces genocide charge |
Ex-dictator Efrain Rios Montt on trial for the killings of more than 1,750 indigenous people during his 1982-83 rule. Last Modified: 29 Jan 2013 00:19 |
Rios Montt is known for his "scorched earth" campaign against those the government termed leftist rebels [AFP] |
A judge in Guatemala has ordered the trial of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt for genocide in a case relating to the killings of more than 1,750 indigenous people during his 1982-83 reign. Al Jazeera's Dave Mercer, reporting from the Guatemalan city of Solola, said that the decision left many people quite pleased. Rios Montt, who has been under house arrest for a year, is accused of orchestrating the massacre of more than 1,750 indigenous Ixil Maya people in the Quiche region during his time in power. "There are serious basis on which to put him on oral and public trial for his alleged participation in the crimes attributed to him," Judge Galvez said. "The fact that a judge has ordered the trial of a former head of state is a remarkable development in a country where impunity for past atrocities has long been the norm," said the group's Americas director, Jose Miguel Vivanco. Leadership charged His attorneys argued that Rios Montt, who came to power in a coup in 1982, was never aware of the massacres committed by the army. |
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