Guatemala takes responsibility for killings

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Guatemala on Monday admitted responsibility in the 1993 slaying of a leading journalist and politician who repeatedly accused the military of rights violations.

Gunmen killed Jorge Carpio Nicolle and three associates as they drove in a caravan along a rural highway.

Guatemala representative Estuardo Meneses said his country “publicly recognizes its guilt for the death of Jorge Carpio Nicolle and regrets the loss his family has suffered.”

Carpio Nicolle was editor and publisher of the Guatemala City daily newspaper El Grafico and ran for president in 1985 and 1992, finishing second both times.