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Violence and secrets: Guatemala bares its soul

In a country riven by gang warfare, death and disappearances, the release of millions of top-secret police files could be the first step towards justice

GERSEN Armando Ramirez Santus was wheeled into San Juan Dion Hospital at 2.19am. Santus, a tattooed gang member nicknamed Lucifer, had been shot twice in the chest on the streets of Guatemala City.