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Judi Lynn

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2. Guatemala's Spanish embassy 'killer' on trial

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Thu Oct 2, 2014, 05:59 PM

Oct 2014

Guatemala's Spanish embassy 'killer' on trial
Published: 02 Oct 2014 15:54 GMT+02:00
Updated: 02 Oct 2014 15:54 GMT+02:00

The fire was set by police and military trying to remove a group of indigenous farmers, peasants and university students who took over the mission to denounce repression by the armed forces during Guatemala's civil war, which began in 1960 and ended in 1996.

Pedro Garcia Arredondo, the sole defendant, is accused of murder, attempted murder and crimes against humanity.

Some 200 people, many of them victims' relatives, turned out for the Guatemala City trial, including Menchú, the 1992 Nobel laureate.

"We hope that the courts operate under the law and that the judges are not pressured," Menchú told AFP.

More:
http://www.thelocal.es/20141002/former-guatemala-police-chief-on-trial-over-spanish-embassy-fire-rigoberta-menchu

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