Whereas thirty years ago, people wanted to dismantle the police force because of its horrifying repression, today people are putting hope in the police as the one thing that could stand in the way of a new generation of shocking violence. Forcing Ríos Montt to face trial for his crimes is not going to solve any of Guatemala’s enormous problems, but it might at least force the defenders of violence in that nation to think twice about their actions.
Привлечение Риоса Монтта к ответственности за его преступления не разрешит гигантских проблем Гватемалы, но, по крайней мере, это, возможно, заставит сторонников насилия в этой стране как следует задуматься о своих действиях.