Amnesty International Demands Former Guatemalan Officials Face Trial for Extrajudicial Executions
(Washington, D.C.) -- Former high-ranking Guatemalan officials accused of involvement in the extrajudicial executions of prisoners should face prosecution in fair trials, Amnesty International said after the arrest of former Interior Minister Carlos Vielman in Spain on Wednesday. “These former officials must be returned to Guatemala to face justice or should be brought to trial in their countries of residence, in line with international human rights norms,” said Sebastian Elgueta, Central America researcher at Amnesty International. Vielman and former National Director of Police Erwin