A former colonel in Guatemala was sentenced to 20 years in prison for mass murder, mostly of children

The massacre took place in Rancho Bigoco, a mountain village north of Guatemala City. According to prosecutors, Juan Ofale Salazar ordered the mass killing because some villagers refused to take part in the military and civilian patrols. These patrols were created to keep the population under control during the war. Eight people acquitted The court […]

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