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Guatemala's former strongman Efrain Rios Montt, who faces genocide charges, stands amid policemen during a break at a courtroom in Guatemala City on Jan. 26, 2012.
Reuters reports from GUATEMALA CITY:
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt will face trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity as the Central American nation seeks to close files on a brutal 36-year civil war.
A judge found sufficient evidence that linked Rios Montt, who ruled during a particularly bloody period in 1982 and 1983, to the killing of more than 1,700 indigenous people in one counterinsurgency effort. Read the full story.
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Relatives of genocide victims watch Efrain Rios Montt in the courtroom during a hearing related to the accusations of genocide.
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A banner with portraits of people who disappeared during Montt's reign.
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1700 people ? That is nothing. Kissinger in East Timor genocide killed thousands. Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Powell, Wolfowitz , Pearlman killed millions. Sarkozy and Rasmussen should be tried for war crimes in Libya. Only some tin horn dictators are tried , but big criminals live well. What kind of justice is that ?