Guatemala leader apologizes to civil war victims

February 26 2009 17:55:28

Guatemala leader apologizes to civil war victims

Agence France-Presse

"As president of the republic, head of government and commander in chief of the army I ask for your forgiveness, because the system was at fault," Colom said on Wednesday at a ceremony on National Dignification Day commemorating the estimated 200,000 civil war victims.

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