News Briefs Guatemala Legal persecution of Guatemalan presidential candidate Thelma Aldana is the latest step towards an authoritarian regime of cooptation, writes Martín Rodríguez Pellecer in a New York Times Español op-ed. Eliminating Aldana, a popular former attorney general is part of President Jimmy Morales' antidemocratic agenda, he writes, noting that the president already controls the Supreme Court, and apparently, the public ministry. The anti-corruption crusader can still appeal an electoral tribunal decision invalidating her candidacy (see
Guatemalan democracy under threat (April 5, 2019)
Guatemalan democracy under threat (April 5…
Guatemalan democracy under threat (April 5, 2019)
News Briefs Guatemala Legal persecution of Guatemalan presidential candidate Thelma Aldana is the latest step towards an authoritarian regime of cooptation, writes Martín Rodríguez Pellecer in a New York Times Español op-ed. Eliminating Aldana, a popular former attorney general is part of President Jimmy Morales' antidemocratic agenda, he writes, noting that the president already controls the Supreme Court, and apparently, the public ministry. The anti-corruption crusader can still appeal an electoral tribunal decision invalidating her candidacy (see