Otto Pérez Molina spends first night out of office in jail (Sept 4, 2015)
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Former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina's fortunes have flipped in a very short space of time: he spent his first night out of office under military custody as hearings proceed against him in a corruption and fraud investigation case. As that occurred yesterday Guatemala's Congress swore in Vice President Alejandro Maldonado to serve the remainder of Pérez Molina's term, until January. Maldonado vowed to leave "a legacy of honesty" and demanded that ministers and top officials submit their resignations so he could form a transition government, reports the
Otto Pérez Molina spends first night out of office in jail (Sept 4, 2015)
Otto Pérez Molina spends first night out of…
Otto Pérez Molina spends first night out of office in jail (Sept 4, 2015)
Former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina's fortunes have flipped in a very short space of time: he spent his first night out of office under military custody as hearings proceed against him in a corruption and fraud investigation case. As that occurred yesterday Guatemala's Congress swore in Vice President Alejandro Maldonado to serve the remainder of Pérez Molina's term, until January. Maldonado vowed to leave "a legacy of honesty" and demanded that ministers and top officials submit their resignations so he could form a transition government, reports the