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September 27, 2012

Ex-Guatemalan Commander Ordered to Stand Trial in U.S. 
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A former Guatemalan army commander accused in a 1982 massacre has been
ordered to stand trial on charges he lied about his past to obtain U.S.
citizenship. Jorge Sosa was allegedly a commanding officer during the
notorious Dos Erres killings, when a U.S.-backed death squad killed more
than 200 villagers, including women and children who were strangled,
beaten with sledgehammers, and thrown down a well. Sosa was extradited
to the United States from Canada last week. If convicted, he could be
extradited back to Guatemala to face charges in connection with the
massacre after he completes his sentence.

 

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