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2 Mar 2012, 10:32 am by InternationalLaw Blogger
A judge in Guatemala has rejected the claim that former dictator Efrain Rios Montt is protected under an amnesty law from being tried on charges of genocide. [read post]
HISTORIC RULING: RIOS MONTT CHARGED WITH GENOCIDE AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY Guatemala Human Rights Updates"On Thursday, January 26, Guatemala’s former dictator Efrain Rios Montt sat in court while the Public Prosecutor read the evidence against him…and read…and read…until he had summarized the crimes committed by armed forces under Rios Montt’s command in 1982-83 which constituted acts of genocide in Guatemala’s Ixil… [read post]
22 Jan 2012, 9:21 am by Matthew Pomy
[JURIST] Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt will be made to testify at his genocide trial, according to a statement by judicial officials on Saturday. [read post]
30 Aug 2011, 9:44 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
Efrain Rios Montt, a former president known for his “scorched earth” campaign against the rebels — still was serving in Guatemala’s Congress A court in Spain also has issued arrest warrants for Sosa. [read post]
18 Feb 2008, 8:10 am
In December, a Guatemalan court ruled [JURIST report] that the eight men, including former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, could not be extradited to Spain, [read post]
18 Dec 2007, 1:59 pm
[JURIST] A Guatemalan court has ruled that former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and other high ranking military officers cannot be extradited to Spain where they have been charged [JURIST report] with genocide, torture, and other crimes against humanity. [read post]
14 Jul 2006, 1:59 am
[JURIST] Efrain Rios Montt [Wikipedia profile], a former Guatemalan dictator, has called Spanish National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz's order for Montt's arrest last week [JURIST report] unfounded, insisting that he did not know of any crimes against humanity committed by his military officials during Guatemala's brutal 36-year civil war [Globalsecurity.org backgrounder]. [read post]