JohnQPublic
10th May 2013, 10:52 PM
Guatemala's Rios Montt guilty of genocide (http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/10/world/americas/guatemala-genocide-trial/index.html)
"...(CNN) -- Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of the genocide of more than 1,700 indigenous Ixil Mayans during his 1982-83 rule.
A three-judge panel issued the verdict Friday, one day after the conclusion of the trial. The court sentenced the 86-year-old Rios Montt to 80 years in prison.
The trial marked the first time a head of state was tried for genocide by his country's own judicial system..."
Will the US have the guts to do what Guatemala just did?
"...(CNN) -- Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of the genocide of more than 1,700 indigenous Ixil Mayans during his 1982-83 rule.
A three-judge panel issued the verdict Friday, one day after the conclusion of the trial. The court sentenced the 86-year-old Rios Montt to 80 years in prison.
The trial marked the first time a head of state was tried for genocide by his country's own judicial system..."
Will the US have the guts to do what Guatemala just did?