Guatemala's Rios Montt Found Responsible in Massacre

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Guatemala's Rios Montt Found Responsible in Massacre

Efrain Rios Montt , former dictator of Guatemala, was found guilty in the massacre of more than 1,700 Mayan Indians in the early 1980s. Rios Montt, 86, insists that he had no knowledge of the campaign of genocide, and his lawyers intend to appeal the verdict and his 80-year prison sentence. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

AIR DATE 5/13/13

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