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Guatemala judge threatened after decision on civil war crime

Judge Miguel Angel Galvez works in court during a hearing for a drug case in Guatemala City, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Galvez says death threats have increased since his decision to order nine former police and military officers to stand trial for a range of alleged crimes during that country’s civil war. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) Judge Miguel Angel Galvez poses for a photo during a recess from a court hearing, in Guatemala City, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Galvez says death threats have increased since his decision to order nine former police and military officers to stand trial for a range of alleged crimes during that country’s civil war. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) Judge Miguel Angel Galvez presides over a court during a hearing for a drug case, in Guatemala City, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Galvez says death threats have increased since his decision to order nine former police and military officers to stand trial for a range of alleged crimes during that country’s civil war. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) Judge Miguel Angel Galvez speaks in court during a hearing of a drug case in Guatemala City, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Galvez says death threats have increased since his decision to order nine former police and military officers to stand trial for a range of alleged crimes during that country’s civil war. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Guatemala judge threatened after decision on civil war crime