Though the conviction has since been overturned by Guatemala’s Constitutional Court, Ríos Montt joins dozens of former heads of state and government leaders who have been prosecuted for gross abuses of human rights since the ICTY was established.
Aunque el Tribunal Constitucional de Guatemala ha revocado la sentencia, Ríos Montt se suma a las docenas de ex jefes de Estado y dirigentes gubernamentales que han sido procesados por violaciones flagrantes de los derechos humanos desde la creación del TPIY.