Guatemala: | Socialist Action 1983

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Hours before M 1982 and 14 January 1986.' major part of the junta's state terror.

Guatemala's out-going military junta have declared a general amnesty for themselves Vinicio Cerezo took over as the country's first civilian president in 16 years last Wednesday, Chief of State General Oscar Humberto Mejia Victores signed a decree authorising: 'a general amnesty for all persons responsible for... or connected with political or common crimes committed between 23 March Lawyers say that though in theory the amnesty could apply to the guerillas, the decree, which precisely covers the junta's period in power, was 'clearly intended to cover any personnel Involved in numan riehts abuses.

In his inaugural speech Cerezo hinted that he mignt dispano ponce dearn squads but polntedi refrained from saying anything about the army's notorious G-2 unit, considered responsible for a