The suspects face charges of crimes against humanity involving massacres and disappearances of people by security forces under their commandGuatemalan prosecutors have announced the arrest of more than a dozen former military and government officials for alleged crimes against humanity committed during Guatemala’s civil war,and initiated human rights proceedings against an ally of President-elect Jimmy Morales. Among the 14 people detained was Benedicto Lucas Garcia, a former army commander credited with founding paramilitary groups during the 1960-1996 clash. He is also the brother of the late president Fernando Romeo Lucas García, and who ruled Guatemala with an iron fist from 1978 to 1982. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com