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Paramilitaries face trial for 1982 massacre of 256 Indians
Paramilitaries face trial for 1982 massacre of 256 Indians
by Staff Writers
Guatemala City (AFP) March 13, 2012
Five former Guatemalan paramilitaries are set for trial Wednesday for the massacre of 256 Indians during the country's civil war, human rights activists said.
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The massacre of Achi Maya Indians occurred on July 18, 1982 in the northern Guatemalan municipality of Rabinal.
Attorneys for CALDH plan to present 20 eyewitnesses and five expert witnesses to prove the involvement of the former paramilitaries.
The attack occurred during the 1982-1983 administration of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt.
More:
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Paramilitaries_face_trial_for_1982_massacre_of_256_Indians_999.html
