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Eugene

(67,105 posts) Fri May 10, 2013, 07:06 PM May 2013

Guatemala's Rios Montt found guilty of genocide [View all]

Source: BBC

10 May 2013 Last updated at 23:05 GMT

A court in Guatemala has found former military leader Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Judges in Guatemala City sentenced the 86-year-old to 80 years in prison.

Rios Montt was convicted of ordering the deaths of 1,771 people of the Ixil Maya ethnic group during his time in office in 1982 and 1983.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22490408

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Guatemala's Rios Montt found guilty of genocide [View all] Eugene May 2013 OP

Justice. (nt) enough May 2013 #1

Never thought I'd see the day. Jesse Helms favorite dictator. byeya May 2013 #2

And, for a while, Pat Robertson's. Nt thucythucy May 2013 #14

Thank God! Thanks to Guatemala's justice system. SharonAnn May 2013 #3

Here is a quote. timdog44 May 2013 #4

I guessed, then went to Google to confirm. I was right. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #10

Good job. timdog44 May 2013 #11

Excellent News, Sir The Magistrate May 2013 #5

I was concerned when they changed judges and eliminated all prior testimony that the fix was in MNBrewer May 2013 #6

The Fix Might Still Be In pmorlan1 May 2013 #20

great news, indeed yonder May 2013 #7

Hope this is a message lsewpershad May 2013 #8

I remember Pat Robertson way back in 1982 praising the coup that put Montt into power as a divine Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #9

Way overdue but at least justice is served at last. Big K&R riderinthestorm May 2013 #12

Reagan called him a man of "great personal integrity." Hissyspit May 2013 #13

Good nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #15

It's a pity sulphurdunn May 2013 #16

k&r n/t RainDog May 2013 #17

Could there be better news? A US-supported genocidal monster loses. Judi Lynn May 2013 #18

After all the shit this guy pulled....I hope they throw the whole damn book at him. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #19

Reagan said great things about him. /nt Ash_F May 2013 #21

Justice, sweet Justice. sorry its so late in his life and so many suffered. Sunlei May 2013 #22

This is great news! Now try his American patrons as accomplices Alamuti Lotus May 2013 #23

Guatemala: Rios Montt Convicted of Genocide grahamhgreen May 2013 #24

Guatemala�s R�os Montt Genocide Conviction Omen for US Presidents and Their Assassins Judi Lynn May 2013 #25

The Genocidal General's daughter married a US Congressman, Jerry Weller (R) IL mikekohr May 2013 #26