Thursday, September 03, 2015

Guatemalan judge issues arrest warrant for President Otto Pérez Molina

Guatemala’s attorney general has said she has a warrant for the arrest of President Otto Pérez Molina amid a corruption scandal that has gutted his government and plunged the country into chaos days before a presidential election.

In a fast moving climax to a crisis that has roiled Guatemala for months, Pérez, a 64-year-old retired general who was elected on a ticket to combat crime and corruption, had his immunity from prosecution stripped by lawmakers on Tuesday .... http://www.theguardian.com