Guatemala reboots genocide trial for ex-dictator
Guatemala reboots genocide trial for ex-dictator
By AFP 8 hours ago .
Former Guatemalan military dictator Efrain Rios Montt's genocide trial will restart from zero after being separated from a similar case against his spy chief, a lawyer said Friday.
A linked trial of the two men on the genocide charges had been under way since March 16.
But evidence and hearings in Rios Montt's case were presented behind closed doors while those for his intelligence chief, Jose Rodriguez, were conducted in open court.
Early this month, an appeals court ruled that the two cases should be tried separately. The plaintiffs had fought for that outcome, fearing the linked trial raised the risk of a verdict being thrown out on appeal.
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Efraín Ríos Montt and loyal supporter, Ronald Reagan. [/center]
