Supporters of newly elected Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo say that the nation’s courts have long favored the elites including some former military members. But now under Arévalo, whose victory is under dispute, they say that they hope for change, including for the victims of war crimes committed during Guatemala’s civil war.
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By David Toro Escobar Guatemala City, Jun 7 (EFE).- Nine former members of the Guatemalan army went on trial here Wednesday for the killings of 25 indigenous Achi Maya people in 1982 during the dictatorship of Efrain Rios Montt (1926-2018). “It is an impactful case because there were 17 children among the victims,” Lucia Xiloj, …
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