Former Guatemala leader appears in court to face genocide charges
- 12 years ago
A court will decide whether Rios Montt will face genocide charges.
He was in power from 1982 to 1983 - one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's 36-year civil war.
Al Jazeera's David Mercer travelled to a remote village to meet a survivor of the violence.
He was in power from 1982 to 1983 - one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's 36-year civil war.
Al Jazeera's David Mercer travelled to a remote village to meet a survivor of the violence.