For nine consecutive days, citizens maintain protests on the outskirts of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) to demand from the magistrates that they know the pretrial raised by the Executive against the fiscal general and head of the Public Ministry (MP), Consuelo Porras. The members of different organizations installed banners in the area and … Read more
President Bernardo Arévalo de León This Friday, March 8, he presented a recognition to the lawyer and exfiscal anti-corruption Virginia Laparra Rivaswho was imprisoned for more than a year for an administrative crime. Arévalo de León awarded Laparra Rivas with the Order of Labor Excellence medal, in an event held at the National Palace of … Read more
The owner of the National Commission against CorruptionSantiago Palomo, referred this Tuesday, March 5, to the actions that are being carried out by the Executive to confront this scourge and promote prevention in different public entities. In this context, he announced that the government is working on a bill that will be presented in order … Read more
The Indigenous Municipality of Sololá issued a statement this Saturday, March 2, to denounce alleged irregularities in the selection of the shortlist for departmental governor. According to the document, links with political actors were identified, which does not prioritize the well-being of the population. The complainants add that the selection process began on February 22 … Read more
President Bernardo Arévalo addressed the nation in a short video in which he highlighted actions against corruption, as a work item on his agenda for the week. According to the president, a commission was established to fight against corruption and impunity. In this context, he also commented on the complaint that his administration filed against … Read more
He Public ministry (MP) spoke out regarding the complaint and request for withdrawal of immunity presented this Thursday, February 29, against the attorney general, Consuelo Porras. The action was promoted by the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic and the Attorney General’s Office (PGN) for the possible commission of the crime of breach … Read more
The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de Leónassured that the fiscal general and head of the Public Ministry (MP), Consuelo Porras Argueta“refuses to comply with the law” and that he will soon take action. “I do not have any personal conflict with the prosecutor, she (Porras Argueta) simply refuses to comply with the law,” said … Read more
The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arevalosaid this Friday, February 23 in Madrid that his Government combats the phenomenon of gangs “within the framework of full respect for human rights.” “I am concerned that in our Government there is full observance and that there is no contradiction between security and human rights,” Arévalo added in the … Read more
