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A judge in Guatemala on Wednesday charged six ex-military members for their alleged participation in the death and forced disappearance of at least 183 civilians during Guatemala's civil war in the 1980s. Judge Miguel Galvez said there was sufficient evidence to bring the retired soldiers to trial for the 1983-1985 crimes, part of a conflict between leftists and the government from 1960-1996 that killed 200,000 people. Another six people arrested on suspicion of the crimes were not yet charged but remain in detention, some in other cities and others in hospital facilities.

Guatemalan judge linked to graft case ascends to top court

USA-IMMIGRATION/HARRIS-GUATEMALA (EXCLUSIVE, PIX, TV):EXCLUSIVE-Guatemalan president says graft fighter biased, ahead of Harris visit

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s President Alejandro Giammattei criticized the country’s best-known graft prosecutor for what he said was a left-wing…

Guatemala Congress due to swear in judge linked to graft case This content was published on June 1, 2021 - 01:28 June 1, 2021 - 01:28 GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's Congress on Monday will swear in a judge linked to a judicial corruption probe to serve on the country's top court, a few days ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, whose government has urged the country to fight graft. Incoming Constitutional Court justice Nester Vasquez is due to take the oath of office after an autonomous anti-corruption prosecutor alleged in February that his prior appointment to a low...