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Guatemala president must not impede anti-corruption body: U.N.
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS AUGUST 29, 2017 / 10:10 AM / 20 MINUTES AGO
Guatemala president must not impede anti-corruption body: U.N.
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations on Tuesday said it was “disturbed” by the decision of Guatemala’s president to expel the head of a U.N.-backed anti-corruption unit investigating his campaign financing.
It called for guarantees judicial figures would be protected.
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales on Sunday ordered the expulsion of Ivan Velasquez, a veteran Colombian prosecutor who leads Guatemala’s International Commission against Impunity, known as CICIG.
Morales said the expulsion was a matter of foreign policy and therefore the responsibility of the executive, not the courts. But his order was suspended by the nation’s top court hours later.
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Guatemala president must not impede anti-corruption body: U.N.
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations on Tuesday said it was “disturbed” by the decision of Guatemala’s president to expel the head of a U.N.-backed anti-corruption unit investigating his campaign financing.
It called for guarantees judicial figures would be protected.
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales on Sunday ordered the expulsion of Ivan Velasquez, a veteran Colombian prosecutor who leads Guatemala’s International Commission against Impunity, known as CICIG.
Morales said the expulsion was a matter of foreign policy and therefore the responsibility of the executive, not the courts. But his order was suspended by the nation’s top court hours later.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-guatemala-corruption-un-idUSKCN1B91OM
