The Guatemalan Constitutional Court has overturned the recent ruling of genocide of Efrain Rios Montt

Guatemala's Constitutional Court overturned the ruling of Efrain Rios Montt's trial of genocide.  The case will begin where it stood April 19 when the proceedings were under speculation of being annulled by the judge after the tribunal hearing of the oral speakings. At this point in the trial, it was suspended.  Once the trial began the closing arguments, the first judge, Carol Patricia Flores, asked to be reinstated, although she was already asked to stepped down from the trial because of a supposed bias.  She was then reinstated then convicted Montt of genocide.  This made grounds for the defense for Montt to appeal to the Constitutional Court in Guatemala.  Montt spent one day in prison and is now in a military hospital.

Brooke Reed

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