Guatemala's spring advances - President stripped of immunity (Sept 2, 2015)
latinamericadailybriefing.substack.com
Guatemala's Congress unanimously voted to strip President Otto Pérez Molina of immunity yesterday, in a historic vote that leaves him in office but frees prosecutors to file criminal charges against him like a common citizen. More than 80 percent of the legislators voted to remove the president’s shield from prosecution yesterday — easily clearing the two-thirds majority needed — and the rest abstained, reports the Washington Post.
Guatemala's spring advances - President stripped of immunity (Sept 2, 2015)
Guatemala's spring advances - President…
Guatemala's spring advances - President stripped of immunity (Sept 2, 2015)
Guatemala's Congress unanimously voted to strip President Otto Pérez Molina of immunity yesterday, in a historic vote that leaves him in office but frees prosecutors to file criminal charges against him like a common citizen. More than 80 percent of the legislators voted to remove the president’s shield from prosecution yesterday — easily clearing the two-thirds majority needed — and the rest abstained, reports the Washington Post.