Former Guatemalan dictator (1982-1983), retired General Jose Efrain Rios Montt (L), speaks with Marco Antonio Cornejo, one of his lawyers, during his trial in Guatemala City on April 4, 2013. Rios Montt, who stands trial despite defense attempts to postpone the start of the historic proceedings, is accused of ordering the execution of 1,771 members of the indigenous Ixil Maya people in the Quiche region. Rios Montt refrained from testifying. AFP PHOTO/Johan ORDONEZ