Guatemalan femicide law used as corruption shield (April 9, 2019)
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Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres developed a novel strategy of defense from an illicit campaign financing investigation led by the country's head anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval. Torres successfully petitioned a judge to protect her from Sandoval and another male prosecutor under a Guatemalan femicide law. The court order prohibits the prosecutors from coming near Torres, who has emphasized to the press that she is the single mother of four. The order also prohibits the prosecutors from publicly referring to Torres.
Guatemalan femicide law used as corruption shield (April 9, 2019)
Guatemalan femicide law used as corruption…
Guatemalan femicide law used as corruption shield (April 9, 2019)
Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres developed a novel strategy of defense from an illicit campaign financing investigation led by the country's head anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval. Torres successfully petitioned a judge to protect her from Sandoval and another male prosecutor under a Guatemalan femicide law. The court order prohibits the prosecutors from coming near Torres, who has emphasized to the press that she is the single mother of four. The order also prohibits the prosecutors from publicly referring to Torres.