The arrest of Garcia was recorded in a confidential document of the Guatemalan military intelligence, known as “the Military Journal “which was made public in 1999 and according to which his arrest was motivated by his participation in union and student associations qualified as being “in opposition or insurgent” within the context of the internal armed conflict in Guatemala, which occurred over a period of 36 years between 1960 and 1996.
La captura de García está registrada en un documento confidencial de inteligencia militar de Guatemala, conocido como "el diario militar", que se hizo público en 1999 y según el cual la misma estuvo motivada por su participación en asociaciones sindicales y estudiantiles calificadas de "opositoras o insurgentes" en el contexto del conflicto armado interno en Guatemala, que se prolongó durante 36 años, entre 1960 y 1996.