During June 2006, days before the controversial presidential election of 2006, 84-year-old Echeverría was charged with genocide in connection with the massacre. He was placed under house arrest pending trial. In early July of that year (after the presidential elections), he was cleared of genocide charges, as the judge found that Echeverría could not be put on trial because the statute of limitations had expired.
Of all the crimes, it really feels like genocide shouldn’t have a statute of limitations
nah. there should be valid reasons to prevent the limit from tolling, like it doesn’t proceed against folk who are immune to prosecution due to office, but if you wait too long then sucks. victims are also owed timeliness
In Mexico we have an urban legend: in October the 2nd of 1968, an anchor man started the evening news with the phrase “Hoy fue un día soleado” (Today was sunny day).
Of all the crimes, it really feels like genocide shouldn’t have a statute of limitations
nah. there should be valid reasons to prevent the limit from tolling, like it doesn’t proceed against folk who are immune to prosecution due to office, but if you wait too long then sucks. victims are also owed timeliness