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Top anticorruption prosecutor from Guatemala receives asylum in the US
1 year, 3 months ago

Top anticorruption prosecutor from Guatemala receives asylum in the US

Al Jazeera  

The decision came two years after Juan Francisco Sandoval fled Guatemala in the dead of night, fearing arrest. The official who sought his removal, Attorney General Maria Consuelo Porras, indicated she would pursue Sandoval on charges that he made “constant” and “frequent abuses” of his authority. Sandoval’s sudden removal from his high-ranking post and his subsequent exile helped trigger anticorruption …

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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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Guatemala draws fire for new anti-corruption prosecutor
3 years, 4 months ago

Guatemala draws fire for new anti-corruption prosecutor

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala named a new anti-corruption prosecutor Tuesday, two weeks after the previous one was fired and fled the country, citing fears for his safety. His appointment seemed unlikely to quell international criticism or calm street protests against corruption following the departure of former anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval. “Moreover, he has a history of not being an …

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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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Guatemalan protesters demand resignation of President Giammattei
3 years, 4 months ago

Guatemalan protesters demand resignation of President Giammattei

Al Jazeera  

Indigenous demonstrators are calling for the president and the attorney general to step down as government corruption increases. San Lucas Sacatepequez, Guatemala – Tens of thousands of Guatemalans took to the street to demand the resignation of the country’s president and attorney general due to the administration’s lack of willingness to address corruption. “The decisions they make do not favour …

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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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Anti-corruption prosecutor praised by US flees Guatemala
3 years, 5 months ago

Anti-corruption prosecutor praised by US flees Guatemala

Associated Press  

LAS CHINAMAS, El Salvador — Anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval fled Guatemala late Friday, arriving in neighboring El Salvador just hours after he was removed from his post. Consuelo Porras, Guatemala’s attorney general, had accused the former head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Impunity of “abuses” without specifying what they were. Julie Chung, the U.S. acting assistant secretary of …

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Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor flees country after sacking
3 years, 5 months ago

Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor flees country after sacking

Al Jazeera  

Juan Francisco Sandoval fled early on Saturday after being dismissed in a move that sparked international condemnation. Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval fled the country early on Saturday, hours after being sacked in a move that sparked international outrage. Attorney General Porras’s firing of anti-corruption champion Juan Francisco Sandoval is an outrageous move. “Attorney General Porras’s firing of anti-corruption …

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