Ex-spy master ordered to trial

Friday, June 14, 2002

LIMA, Peru -- A Peruvian judge has ordered ex-spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos and 18 military officers to stand trial for allegedly executing three leftist rebels who had surrendered during a dramatic 1997 hostage rescue, judicial sources said Thursday.

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