Guatemala Court Annuls Rios Montt Genocide Conviction

[Hissyspit]

Source: Reuters

Guatemala court annuls Rios Montt genocide conviction

Source: Reuters - Tue, 21 May 2013 01:53 AM

GUATEMALA CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Guatemala's constitutional court on Monday overturned a genocide conviction against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, throwing out all proceedings in his case since a dispute broke out last month over who should hear it.

Rios Montt was found guilty on May 10 of overseeing the deliberate killings by the armed forces of at least 1,771 members of the Maya Ixil population during his 1982-83 rule. He was sentenced to 80 years in prison.

But the constitutional court said it had thrown out all proceedings in the case dating back until April 19. It was then that the trial against Rios Montt was suspended after a spat between judges over who should take the case. (Reporting by Mike McDonald; Editing by Dave Graham)


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[rdharma]

1. Oh, brother!

[Tx4obama]

2. Kick n/t

[burrowowl]

3. Damn!

[Coyotl]

4. This does not change historical facts. Ronald Reagan's good Christian buddy convicted of genocide

[Judi Lynn]

8. You're so right. This part only shows his criminal element is still in control. n/t

[Alamuti Lotus]

5. that didn't last long..... *nt

[pmorlan1]

6. Not surprised

I had a feeling this would happen but it sure happened in record time, didn't it?

[bitchkitty]

7. The sky is blue.

Water is wet. Night follows day.

They never pay.

[Judi Lynn]

9. There's a lot of additional, useful information on this developement

in a thread in the Latin America forum, posted today by DU'er Catherina:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110817672