On
this date, September 13, 1996, two men were executed in Guatemala by firing squad. They were sentenced to death
for the kidnap, rape and murder of a four-year-old girl three years before. The
execution was the first to take place in Guatemala in 13 years. It is good to
see those paedophiles get what they deserve – death!
Roberto Girón Mendoza and Pedro Castillo were two Guatemalan men
convicted of murder and executed, with their deaths by firing
squad occurring on 13 September 1996. It was the first official firing
squad execution in Guatemala since 1983. It was also the first execution to
occur in Latin America, with the exception of Guyana and the Caribbean, in a
span of over ten years.
The
executions occurred outside of the Canada Penal Farm (Granja de Canadá), in Escuintla,
Guatemala. The men had raped and murdered four-year-old Sonia Marisol Álvarez
García on 19 April 1993. The execution was broadcast on live television.
The
men survived the initial volleys of bullets, so after a doctor had confirmed
they were alive a squad leader killed each man by firing a bullet into their
heads. The resulting controversy caused the Guatemalan legislature to change
the method of execution to lethal
injection.
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Their
executions were filmed by the press and featured in the 1998 shockumentary
film, Banned from Television.
See also
Other executions:
INTERNET SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Gir%C3%B3n_and_Pedro_Castillo
GUATEMALA: TWO MEN EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
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Sep 1996) Natural Sound Two men were executed in Guatemala on Friday by a
firing squad.
The
two were sentenced to death for the kidnap, rape and murder of a four-year-old
girl three years ago. The execution was the first to take place in Guatemala in
13 years.
Roberto
Giron, 49, and Pedro Castillo Mendoza, 39, were sentenced to death for the
murder of a four-year-old girl.
These
men kidnapped, raped and then killed Sonia Marisol Alvarez on the 18 April
1993. Today (Friday) the execution took place at 12.00 G-M-T, in Canada prison,
near Escuintla, 50 kms south of Guatemala City, after all appeals failed.
The execution had been suspended twice before,
following an appeal by the Inter- American Commission for Human Rights of the
Organization of American States (O-A- S).
The appeal was denied by Guatemalan Supreme
Court. Guatemalan President, Alvaro Arzu, prevented another appeal by the
American Human Rights Convention.
He
also denied a late petition by Pope John Paul II. The last executions in the
country happened in March 1983 during General Jose Efrain Rios Montt's
government.
VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ugd6UgLlXM&t=72s
These
men kidnapped, raped and then killed Sonia Marisol Alvarez on the 18 April
1993. Today (Friday) the execution took place at 12.00 G-M-T, in Canada prison,
near Escuintla, 50 kms south of Guatemala City, after all appeals failed.
INTERNET SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/VictimsFamiliesForTheDeathPenalty/posts/2697488767039739
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Its the only course to take with these types of individuals. Can you imagine what that little girl went through before she died.
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