Guatemala City: A Guatemalan court on Friday found former dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during the bloodiest phase of the country's 36-year civil war.
He was sentenced to 50 years in prison on the genocide charge and 30 years for crimes against humanity. It was the first time a former head of state had been found guilty of genocide in his or her own country.
Rios Montt, 86, took power after a coup in 1982, and is accused of implementing a scorched-earth policy in which troops massacred thousands of indigenous villagers. He entered the court on Friday to boos and cries of "Justicia!" or justice.
Prosecutors say Rios Montt turned a blind eye as soldiers used rape, torture and arson to try to rid Guatemala of leftist rebels during his 1982-1983 rule, the most violent period of a 1960-1996 civil war in which as many as 250,000 people died....
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04:57 PM, Apr 26, 2013
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07:45 AM, Apr 13, 2013
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12:45 PM, Apr 02, 2013
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10:40 PM, Mar 26, 2013
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09:33 PM, Mar 24, 2013
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08:24 AM, Mar 24, 2013
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05:08 PM, Mar 19, 2013
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05:09 PM, Mar 03, 2013
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05:49 PM, Feb 28, 2013
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01:56 PM, Feb 14, 2013
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04:38 PM, Feb 08, 2013
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07:51 PM, Jan 05, 2013
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