The historic conviction on October 3 of a former Guatemalan military officer, Col. Juan Valencia, for the 1990 murder of anthropologist Myrna Mack has shocked the Central American country’s judicial system. It is the first time that the mastermind of a political murder has been convicted for crimes committed during Guatemala’s 36-year civil war, which ended in 1996. If it weren’t… return to article
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