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Guatemalans march in protest of corruption, cost of living
2 years, 4 months ago

Guatemalans march in protest of corruption, cost of living

LA Times  

Hundreds of Guatemalans set out from various points of the capital Thursday to protest alleged corruption by a deeply unpopular government, the high cost of living and attacks on freedom of expression. Leaders of Guatemala’s Indigenous population joined Thursday’s march as well, warning that the rising cost of living in the country was harming the people. Enrique Saquic, an Indigenous …

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Guatemala reappoints criticized attorney general to 2nd term
2 years, 7 months ago

Guatemala reappoints criticized attorney general to 2nd term

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s president reappointed to a second term Monday his attorney general who the U.S. government said is involved “in significant corruption,” disappointing many Guatemalans and foreign governments critical of her backsliding on corruption investigations. Hours after her reappointment, the U.S. State Department announced that it was designating Porras for “her involvement in significant corruption.” The authority under …

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Guatemala’s former anti-corruption prosecutor faces arrest
3 years, 3 months ago

Guatemala’s former anti-corruption prosecutor faces arrest

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan officials confirmed Friday they are trying to arrest a fired anti-corruption prosecutor whose ouster led the United States to reduce cooperation with the Central American nation’s legal system. The arrest warrant for Juan Francisco Sandoval was confirmed by the spokesman for the prosecutor’s office, Juan Luis Pantaleón, a day after Attorney General Consuelo Porras said on …

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Guatemalans protest president, attorney general
3 years, 4 months ago

Guatemalans protest president, attorney general

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets in protest Thursday, blocking highways and calling for a national strike over the government’s apparent unwillingness to tackle corruption. Pressure has been building since Attorney General Consuelo Porras fired anti-corruption special prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval on July 23. In response, the United States government this week said that it had …

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Concern rises over anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala
3 years, 4 months ago

Concern rises over anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The firing of Guatemala’s top anti-corruption prosecutor and new allegations …

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Concern rises over anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala
3 years, 4 months ago

Concern rises over anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — The firing of Guatemala’s top anti-corruption prosecutor and new allegations that someone close to the attorney general was soliciting bribes for protection from investigations have increased concerns that what little capacity the country still had to battle corruption is being dismantled from within. Then Sunday, lawyer Marco Aurelio Alveño Hernández said he had told Sandoval’s office that …

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