Guatemala: court blocks president's expulsion of UN anti-corruption group
Source: Associated Press
Guatemala: court blocks president's expulsion of UN anti-corruption group
Associated Press in Guatemala City
Wed 9 Jan 2019 17.41 GMT
Guatemalas highest court has blocked President Jimmy Moraless decision to unilaterally end a UN anti-corruption commission, which has angered the president by investigating him, his sons and his brother over allegations of graft.
Guatemalas constitutional court overruled Moraless decision after all-night deliberations on five appeals against the presidents cancellation of the agreement with the UN.
Morales has argued the commission, known by its Spanish initials as Cicig, had violated Guatemalas sovereignty and violated the rights of suspects.
Given the governments refusal to guarantee the commissions security, the UN has withdrawn the commissions members.
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