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Former Guatemala dictator to face massacre charges

Zoe Ryan  |  May. 23, 2012 NCR Today

From Reuters:

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt will face a second trial on genocide charges after a judge ruled on Monday he could be prosecuted for ordering a 1982 massacre that left 201 people dead.

Rios Montt, 85, who ruled during a particularly bloody period in 1982 and 1983, is already facing trial on separate charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Read the full story here [1].

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[1] http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/22/us-guatemala-riosmontt-idUSBRE84L02V20120522