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1Guatemala: Tidligere diktator Efraín Rios Montt udspurgt om folkedrabGuatemala: Former Dictator Efraín Rios Montt Questioned for Genocide
2Alle links i dette indlæg er på engelsk, medmindre andet er angivet Menneskerettighedsforkæmpere frygtede, at den tidligere general Otto Perez Molinas valgsejr ved præsidentvalget ville have negative konsekvenser for retsopgøret i Guatemala.Human rights activists feared that the presidential victory of former general Otto Perez Molina would mean a step backwards in transitional justice in Guatemala.
3Dog udspillede der sig i sidste uge to skelsættende begivenheder som tydeligt viser, at Guatemalas skrøbelige demokrati er blevet stærkere.However, this week, two landmark events have given clear signs that Guatemala's fragile democracy is maturing.
4Den 26. januar godkendte Guatemalas kongres Den Internationale Strafferetsdomstols Rom-statut, som giver den internationale domstol mulighed for at retsforfølge enhver der ikke overholder menneskerettighederne i tilfælde af, at Guatemala undlader at gøre det; samme dag, efter års beskyttelse af parlamentarisk immunitet, blev tidligere regerende præsident Efraín Rios Montt udspurgt om hans medvirken i folkedrabet på 1,700 Maya indianere i perioden 1982-1983 under Guatemalas 36 år lange borgerkrig (1960-1996).On January 26, the Guatemalan Congress ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, allowing the international tribunal to prosecute any human rights abusers if Guatemala fails to do so; the same day, after years of being shielded by parliamentary immunity, former de facto President Efraín Rios Montt was questioned for his involvement in the genocide of 1,700 Mayan indigenous people in 1982-1983, during Guatemala's thirty-six-year civil war (1960-1996).
5Dreng står foran navnene på ofrene fra folkemordet.Boy stands in front of the names of the victims of genocide.
6Billede af Renata Avila under Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Creative Commons licensePhoto by Renata Avila under an Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Creative Commons license.
7På bloggen SALTLaw i et indlæg der kaldes “A good dawn for justice in Guatemala” [et godt daggry for retfærdighed i Guatemala], skriver Raquel Aldana om betydningen af, at Rios Montt står over for en retssag anklaget for folkedrab og forbrydelser mod menneskeheden:In the blog SALTLaw, in a post titled “A good dawn for justice in Guatemala,” Raquel Aldana writes about the significance of Rios Montt facing trial for genocide and crimes against humanity:
8I dag var en historisk dag for Guatemala.Today was a historic day for Guatemala.
9For få timer siden, efter en lang dag med hektiske høringer, åbnede en Guatemalansk domstol en kriminalsag for folkedrab mod den nu pensionerede militærgeneral Efraín Ríos Montt og krævede ham sat i husarrest.A few hours ago, after a long day of heady hearings, a Guatemalan court opened a criminal case for genocide against Retired Military General Efraín Ríos Montt and ordered him detained under house arrest.
10Den nu 85-årige pensionerede general står derved over for en retssag anklaget for, at være ansvarlig for et hundrede massakrer, som kostede et tusinde syv hundrede og en og halvfjers mennesker livet.Now 85, the retired general must face trial accused of being responsible for one hundred massacres, which produced a death toll of one thousand, seven hundred and seventy one victims.
11Ríos Montt, som indtil for nylig nød immunitet efter at have tilbragt næsten to årtier som kongresmedlem i Guatemala, var siddende præsident under de mest brutale 17 måneder af den 36 år lange borgerkrig, mellem 1982 og 1983.Ríos Montt, who until recently enjoyed immunity after serving nearly two decades as Congressman in Guatemala, had been de facto president during the most brutal 17 months of the 36 year-long civil war, between 1982 and 1983.
12Hun fortsætter sin rapportering fra Ríos Montts fremtræden i retten:She continues reporting on Rios Montt's appearance in court:
13Da han blev spurgt i retten i dag, om han forstod anklagerne som han stod overfor, svarede Ríos Montt ind i mikrofonen “jeg forstår udmærket”.When asked in court today if he understood the charges he faced, Ríos Montt said into the microphone “I understand perfectly.”
14Derefter, i stedet for formelt at erklære sig skyldig eller ikke skyldig, foretrak han ikke at udtale sig.Then, instead of making a formal declaration of guilt or not guilt, he stated a preference for silence.
15Udenfor retsbygningen skrev guatemalanske indianere ikke mere straffrihed med røde rosenblade.Outside the courthouse today, indigenous Guatemalans laid red rose petals spelling impunity no more.
16Samtidig, godkendte Guatemalas kongress den Internationale Strafferetsdomstols Rom-Statut.Meanwhile, the Guatemalan Congress ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
17På bloggen for Rådet for Udenrigsanliggender udligger Natalie Kitroeff Ríos Montt´s forsvar.On the Council of Foreign Affairs Blog, Natalie Kitroeff lays out Rios Montt's defense.
18Ríos Montt har gjort sit forsvar ganske klart.Ríos Montt has made his defense quite clear.
19Gennem den seneste måned har han gentagende gange udtalt, at han ikke kan anklages for krænkelser af menneskerettighederne, da han som landets politiske leder ikke havde ansvaret for militærets operationer på landjorden.Over the past month, he has repeatedly said that he can't be tried for any human rights violations because he wasn't in charge of the military's on-the-ground operations as the country's political leader.
20Hans advokat har gentaget disse påstande og udtalte for nyligt til pressen, “Vi er sikre på at der ikke kan pålægges noget ansvar, da han aldrig var på slagmarken.”His lawyer has echoed these claims, telling the press recently, “We are sure that there is no responsibility, since he was never on the battlefield.”
21Hun forklarer videre:She goes on to explain:
22Denne strategi er en radikal ny tilgang i Guatemalansk kontekst.This strategy is a radical new approach in the Guatemalan context.
23Indtil nu, har militæret konsekvent benægtet at folkemordet var en del af borgerkrigen.Until now, the military has consistently denied that genocide was ever a part of the civil war.
24Selv den siddende præsident Otto Pérez Molina har udtalt, at han ikke tror på resultaterne af FN´s sandhedskommission [es], og at han kan “bevise at et [folkemord] ikke fandt sted,” under konflikten.Even the current president, Otto Pérez Molina, said that he doesn't believe the findings of the UN truth commission, and that he could “prove that [genocide] did not occur,” during the conflict.
25Ríos Montt derimod, argumenterer ikke imod at disse grusomheder fandt sted, men for at han ikke er skyldig i dem.But Ríos Montt is now arguing not that the atrocities didn't happen, but that he is not culpable.
26Imens dette endnu ikke leder til en åben anerkendelse af folkedrabet, så tyder det på, at tingene har ændret sig (om end en lille smule) siden Foreningen for Retfærdighed og Forsoning (Association for Justice and Reconciliation, ARJ) første gang tiltalte Ríos Montt i 1999.While this doesn't yet amount to an open acknowledgement of genocide, it does suggest that things have changed (if slightly) since the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) first brought charges against Ríos Montt in 1999.
27Fundet af massegrave af den Guatemalanske Stiftelse for Retmedicinsk Antropologi (the Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala (FAFG) og ofrenes utrættelige arbejde i et forsøg på at fremtvinge en retssag - som endelig betød at fire ex-soldater blev kendt skyldige i år - har gjort det uholdbart for militæret at benægte folkedrabet direkte, i det mindste i en retsal.The discovery of mass graves by the Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala (FAFG) and the tireless work of victims groups in pushing for trials - finally winning convictions for four ex-soldiers this year - has made it untenable for the military to negate the genocide outright, at least in a court of law.
28"Eftersøgt."Wanted.
29Mejia Victores og Rios Mont for folkemord."Mejia Victores and Rios Mont for genocide."
30Graffiti i Guatemala City.Graffiti in Guatemala City.
31Billede af The Advocacy Project under Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0) Creative Commons licensePhoto by The Advocacy Project under an Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0) Creative Commons license
32På bloggen Lawyers, Guns and Money, ser Erik Loomis på, hvad retsagen mod Ríos Montt vil betyde for dagens GuatemalaIn the blog Lawyers, Guns and Money, Erik Loomis looks at what Rios Montt's trial means for Guatemala today:
33Guatemala ser i dag frem mod en ny periode med ustabilitet grundet at narkobander fra Mexico og El Salvador har udvidet deres territorium til Guatemala, da det er et praktisk stop på stoffernes vej mod USA.Today, Guatemala faces a new period of instability due to the expansion of drug gangs from Mexico and El Salvador into their country and its unfortunately convenient stop on the drug highway to the United States.
34Mens folk for 30 år siden ønskede politiet opløst på grund af dets skræmmende undertrykkelse, så sætter folk i dag deres lid til, at politiet er hvad der skal til for at stoppe en ny bølge af ekstrem vold.Whereas thirty years ago, people wanted to dismantle the police force because of its horrifying repression, today people are putting hope in the police as the one thing that could stand in the way of a new generation of shocking violence.
35At tvinge Ríos Montt for retten for hans forbrydelser vil ikke løse nogen af Guatemalas enorme problemer, men i det mindste er der en chance for, at det tvinger forsvarere af vold til at tænke en ekstra gang over deres handlinger.Forcing Ríos Montt to face trial for his crimes is not going to solve any of Guatemala's enormous problems, but it might at least force the defenders of violence in that nation to think twice about their actions.
36Mike, i Central American Politics, rapporterer at Rios Montt blev ydet kaution og vil forblive i husarrest under retsagen.Mike, in Central American Politics, reports that Rios Montt was granted bail and will remain under domiciliary arrest during the trial.
37Mike tilføjer:Mike adds his opinion:
38En kæmpe sejr for folket i Guatemala og en fortsættelse af, hvad jeg tror er et temmelig bemærkelsesværdigt år for menneskerettigheders fremgang i regionen.A tremendous victory for the people of Guatemala and a continuation of what I believe has been a pretty remarkable year-plus of human rights advancement in the region.
39Disse to begivenheder viser, at ved ikke at vende det blinde øje til fortiden og de forfærdelige grusomheder der blev begået under landets borgerkrig, gør Guatemala sit for at blive et land, hvor internationale menneskerettighedsstandarder bliver respekteret og håndhævet.These two events show that, without turning a blind eye to the past and the terrible atrocities that were committed during the country's civil war, Guatemala seeks to become a country where international human rights standards are respected and enforced.
40Det faktum, at præsident Otto Perez Molina, en tidligere general af hæren, ikke har blandet sig i sagen samt støttede underskrivelsen af Rom-Statutten, giver Guatemala håb om, at retfærdigheden i nær fremtid vil ske fyldest tidligere - før den kriminelle er død eller for gammel eller syg til at stilles for en dommer.The fact that President Otto Perez Molina, a former Army General, has not interfered with the case and has backed the signing of the Rome Statute gives Guatemalans hope that in the near future justice will arrive earlier, before criminals are dead, or too old or too sick to face trial.