Weekly Report - 25 October 2012 (WR-12-42)

Nine serving military officials, including a colonel, have been arrested in relation to the recent killing of indigenous protesters in the western department of Totonicapán [WR-12-40], which made international headlines. However, President Otto Pérez Molina’s reassurances regarding the future role of the military in citizen security have failed to assuage the concerns of civil society.

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