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Murder
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REPORT
Murder
Mack
Che 11 0 murder of Guatemalan anthropologist Myrna ack)) who was reportodly killeduatemalan army sergeant assigned to the Presidential General Staff.
Guatemalan anthropologistackl) stabbed to death in downtown Guatemala City ony two unknown assailants. One of her killers was identified by an eyewitness as being Guatemalan ar "especialista-" (sergeant-) Noel deeteta, who at the time of Che murder was assigned Presidential General Staff, was convicted of2 andyear sentence. Helen victim's sister, has continued to push the Guatema system to charge "the intellectual authors" of the she maintains was politically motivated because of work with displaced people. Mack was allegedly ki revelations of details concerning military abuses areas at the height of Guatemala's civil war.
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In the Guatemalan Supreme Court ruled that three army officers in the Presidential General Staff must stand trial for the alleged involvement in the Mack murder. These individuals were not accused of direct participation in the murder, but for being the intellectual authors of the crime. One of the officers indicted was Lieutenant Colonel Juanarrera, the then deputy chief of the Office of Presidential Security CArchivos") In the Presidential General Staff. Beyond the Mack case, Oliva was also tmplicatedf^HB
iii the2 illegal detention and interrogation of Maritzaarcia, the ex-common law wifeuerrilla Army of the Poor (EGP) commander. ^BMtJaVHBj|BJ)B>
as a clear violation of human rights as the evidence in this case appeared to be unequivocal.
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SUBJECT:
Myrna Mack Murder
GUdardo Neftali t that timethe commander of theomb disposal scruadand
of Military Ineel ligence
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In addition to the Mack assassination, Ortega has also been, implicated in the2 assassination of reputed narcotics trafficker Edgarena and the3 assassination attempt against Guatemalan Congressmanega. In both cases, Orcega was allegedly carrying out the orders of Guatemalan President Jorgelias. At the time of both incidents Ortega was the Chief of the
staff.
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