A Guatemalan court has convicted former dictator Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to 80 years in prison.
The 86-year-old former general is the first former Latin American leader ever found guilty of such a charge.
A three-judge tribunal issued the verdict after the nearly two-month trial in which dozens of victims testified about horrific atrocities.
Rios Montt denies having knowledge of the massacres that happened involving indigenous people while he was in power.
Wait, “playing”? Anyway, welcome back to the States, John McAfee. ABC News scored an exclusive interview with him. More details about his stay in Miami Beach so far: ”They said, ‘Mr. McAfee, please step forward.’ I was met by a dozen or maybe fewer officers. I said, ‘Am I arrested?’ They said, ‘No, sir, I am here to help you.’ That felt the best of all.” McAfee says that, now that he’s back in the U.S., he’s working to get his girlfriends — aged 17 and 20 — out of Belize.
I simply would like to live comfortably day by day, fish, swim, enjoy my declining years.Antivirus pioneer John McAfee • Discussing what he wishes he could do with the rest of his life, rather than whatever it is he’s doing now in Guatemala. He made the statement (noting his desire to “settle down to whatever normal life” he can have in the United States) in a UStream clip aired Sunday. In the infamous words of former BP CEO Tony Hayward, John McAfee (who is wanted for questioning in a murder case in Belize) just wants his life back.
John McAfee’s hopes of fighting deportation back to Belize to face questions about the murder of a neighbor faded on Thursday after Guatemala denied a request by the U.S. software pioneer for asylum.
McAfee’s lawyer vowed to block Guatemalan efforts to remove the entrepreneur and said the 67-year-old had suffered two mild heart attacks early on Thursday. McAfee was not taken to a hospital and posted on his blog during the morning hours.
“I don’t think a heart attack prevents one from using one’s blog,” said the lawyer, Telesforo Guerra.
The Belizean government continues to insist that John McAfee is not a prime suspect in the murder of Gregory Faull; however, he is still wanted for questioning. An international arrest warrant has not been issued for John McAfee at this time, though he is likely to be turned over to law enforcement officials in Belize if he is deported.
Authorities fear that notorious drug cartel Los Zetas and the infamous Mara Salvatrucha street-gang have joined forces to create a criminal empire that stretches from Mexico’s northern border to Guatemalan’s southern border. Mara Salvatrucha, most commonly known as MS-13 by U.S. citizens, members have reportedly been trained by the Zetas at camps throughout Mexico, and are also receiving weapons from the cartel. Authorities say they have recorded conversations among inmates that confirm the truce, and point to the Maras’ increased use of military-grade weapons, instead of handguns, in Guatemala as proof that the two groups are cooperating. Reports also suggest that the Zetas are considering recruiting 5,000 new members, all of whom would be trained, for Mara Salvatrucha. (photo by markarinafotos) source
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