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General Benedicto Lucas García (left), Chief of Staff of the Guatemalan army rests his leg on a helicopter as he speaks to a member of the press, who has removed his hat, at a military airport in Santa Cruz del Quiché. He is wearing sunglasses and holding a bottle of Orange Crush soda. Behind them sitting inside the helicopter is a soldier who is smiling and holding his left thumb up. Behind General Lucas García there is a machine gun mounted to the side of the helicopter with ammunition hanging from it. Lucas García was found responsible for crimes against humanity, aggravated sexual violence, and enforced disappearance by the Guatemalan court of high-risk crimes. On May 23, 2018, he was sentenced to 58 years of prison for these charges. El general Benedicto Lucas García (izquierda), jefe del Estado Mayor del ejército guatemalteco descansa sobre un helicóptero mientras platica con un miembro de la prensa, el cual se ha quitado el sombrero, en un aeropuerto militar en Santa Cruz del Quiché. El lleva puesto un par de lentes de sol y sostiene una botella de refresco Crush de naranja. Detrás de ellos se observa a un soldado sentado dentro del helicóptero sonriendo y señalando con su dedo pulgar izquierdo. Detrás del general Lucas García se observa una ametralladora montada sobre el costado del helicóptero con balas colgando. Lucas García fue encontrado responsable de crímenes de lesa humanidad, violencia sexual agravada y desaparición forzada por el Juzgado de Mayor Riesgo de Guatemala. El 23 de mayo de 2018, fue sentenciado a 58 años de prisión por estos cargos.
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