Between 22-24 November 2015, retired General Manuel Benedicto Lucas García, one of the most emblematic Guatemalan militaries of the last century, set out to speak.
Originally published by Plaza Pública, 26th August 2016. Produced by Plaza Pública and directed by Alejandra Gutiérrez and Julio Serrano.
In this interview, Lucas talks about the civil war in Guatemala, about his own role as the army’s chief of staff between August 1981 and March 1982, his responsibility for the army’s counterinsurgency strategy, and about “Creompaz”, the human rights case for which he would soon face prosecution.
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Alejandra Gutiérrez Valdizán
Periodista —reportera y editora—, con experiencia en periodismo escrito, audiovisual y digital. Ha centrado su carrera en el periodismo de profundidad y narrativo; especializándose en temas de derechos humanos, justicia transicional, ambiente, fact checking, seguridad y violencias.
