Guatemala sentences 5 ex-patrol members for 1982 rapes
ABC News
A court in Guatemala has sentenced five fomer members of a pro-government “civilian patrol” to 30 years in prison in connection with the rape of Indigenous women during the Central American country’s civil war
GUATEMALA CITY -- A court in Guatemala sentenced five fomer members of a pro-government “civilian patrol” to 30 years in prison Monday in connection with the rape of Indigenous women during the Central American country’s civil war.
The patrols functioned as pro-government militias to help the army fight leftist guerrillas, and like the army they faced widespread accusations of committing atrocities.
Guatemala’s 1960-1996 civil war pitted the army and police against leftist rebels, and resulted in more than 200,000 deaths.
The five ex-patrol members were directly accused of raping five women of the Achí group in the village of Rabinal in 1982.
