Ex-general stands trial for genocide of Indigenous Guatemalans

A 91-year-old retired Guatemalan general went on trial Friday for genocide in the second such case linked to the massacre of Indigenous people during the country’s 1960-1996 civil war. Benedicto Lucas Garcia is accused of involvement in the killing of more than 1,200 Ixil Maya people between 1978 and 1982, when his brother was... #guatemala #thedisappeared #genocide #warcrimes #ixilmaya #indigenous #genocidaires #civilwar #centralamerica #latinamerica #benedictogarcia #worldnews

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