Bolivia's highest court on Tuesday convicted five former top military commanders of genocide for an army crackdown on riots that killed at least 64 civilians in October 2003. "Black October" spurred the collapse of the country's traditional political parties and, ultimately, protest leader Evo Morales' rise to the presidency.
September 01, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Bolivia’s highest court on Tuesday convicted five former top military commanders of genocide for an army crackdown on riots in October 2003 that killed at least 64 civilians. It gave them prison sentences ranging from 10 to 15 years.
In a unanimous decision, the six judges of the Supreme Tribunal also convicted two former Cabinet ministers of complicity in the killings and sentenced each to three years.
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