Trial for war-time rapes at Guatemalan army base delayed - La Prensa Latina Media

Guatemala City, Jan 4 (EFE).- Tuesday’s scheduled start of the trial of five former paramilitaries accused of raping 36 indigenous women at an army garrison during Guatemala’s 1960-1996 civil war was delayed due to the lack of legal representation for one of the defendants. Judge Jazmin Barrios postponed the proceedings for 24 hours, citing the …

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