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Roxana Baldetti

The Dirty Hand of US Policy Lurks over Guatemala

Steve Hecht and David Landau Sep 29, 2015 6

In her first round of presidential voting on September 6, Guatemala narrowly avoided a coup d’état which would have cancelled elections and kept them cancelled for a long time. With a presidential runoff scheduled for October 25, the…
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Guatemalans: Forget Impeachment, Vote Instead

Carlos Sabino Aug 31, 2015 6

EspañolThe backlash from a corruption scheme uncovered within Guatemala's customs agency is threatening the country's top political class. The Prosecutor's Office and the UN-backed International Commission against Impunity in…
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Guatemala’s Pérez Molina Apologizes for Corruption but Won’t Back Down

Thabata Molina Aug 27, 2015 4

EspañolThe arrest of former Vice President Roxana Baldetti on Friday, August 21, over her alleged involvement in a major corruption scandal has rekindled Guatemala's political crisis. After three ministers and the Police Reform…
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Guatemala Arrests Former Vice President Roxana Baldetti

PanAm Post Staff Aug 24, 2015 22

EspañolThe Guatemalan Prosecutor's Office and the International Commission against Impunity (CICIG) arrested former Vice President Roxana Baldetti on Friday, August 21. Police officers apprehended the former member of the Otto Pérez…
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Guatemala Court Keeps the Keys to Former VP’s Luxury Homes

PanAm Post Staff Jun 25, 2015 6

EspañolOn Monday, June 22, the Guatemalan Court of Civil Forfeiture rejected former Vice President Roxana Baldetti's appeal to regain the properties seized at the start of her corruption investigation. Baldetti appeared before the…
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Guatemala Rises Up against Corruption

Contributor May 21, 2015 0

EspañolOn Saturday, May 16, tens of thousands descended upon the streets of Guatemala to protest against endemic government corruption. Some even demanded that President Otto Pérez Molina step down. Others also called for the Electoral and…
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Guatemala Needs More than Outrage

Carlos Sabino May 1, 2015 0

EspañolOn Saturday, April 25, thousands of Guatemalans demonstrated against the widespread corruption that seems to have taken over the country. The police had dismantled days before a tax-evasion scheme headed by no less than Vice…
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Guatemalans Demand Their President and VP “Quit Already”

Pep Balcárcel Apr 26, 2015 34

EspañolPutting aside ideologies and party alleigances, thousands of Guatemala City residents occupied the capital's Plaza de la Constitución on Saturday, to demand the resignation of President Otto Pérez Molina and Vice President Roxana…
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Guatemalan Vice President Caught in the Eye of Corruption Storm

Pep Balcárcel Apr 21, 2015 150

EspañolGuatemala's government is facing a rising chorus of criticism, leaving Vice President Roxana Baldetti particularly isolated, amid revelations of a far-reaching multimillion dollar corruption scheme at the heart of the current…
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