Guatemala: Process of recognition of bodies in military graves begins

  • 2 years ago
*Court of Higher Risk ordered the recognition of corpse ditches in military encampment
*536 bodies with signs of illegal execution found
*14 corpse pits exhumed in 2012-2015
*The remains found served as grounds for a case against military ex commissioner
*The state`s security forces were responsible for the repression in the 80`s
*Process against ex commissioner has been delayed since 2014
*Journalists were prevented from recording the judicial recollection

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