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Ex-Guatemala anti-corruption prosecutor granted asylum in US

Sep. 14, 2023 12:00 PM EDT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The United States government has granted asylum to Guatemala’s former lead anti-corruption prosecutor two years after he was fired and fled the country under threat of arrest. An internationally respected prosecutor, Juan Francisco Sandoval had participated...

Guatemala's president-elect faces legal challenges that seek to weaken him. Here's what's happening

Aug. 29, 2023 20:42 PM EDT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Aug. 20 presidential election has been bogged down in court and legal challenges despite the fact the results were clear: Progressive candidate Bernardo Arévalo won about 61% of the vote to conservative Sandra Torres’ 39%. After weeks of uncertainty, the top...

Guatemala arrests former UN anti-corruption commission representative

Aug. 28, 2023 15:33 PM EDT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan prosecutors on Monday arrested the former representative of a United Nations-backed anti-corruption commission that was expelled from the country several years ago. The arrest of Claudia González is the latest chapter in the government’s...

Guatemalans to choose between political veteran, surprise outsider in presidential runoff

Aug. 17, 2023 13:11 PM EDT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — For much of Guatemala’s troubled electoral campaign, authorities seemed determined to limit voters’ options to a range of presidential hopefuls unlikely to shake up a corrupt political system, keeping several candidates seen as threats off the ballot. In...