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Weekly Report - 28 September 2017 (WR-17-38)
GUATEMALA: Echoes of 2015
The biggest anti-corruption demonstrations since President Jimmy Morales came to power in 2016 took place last week as the commotion grows in the wake of the call by the United Nations-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (Cicig) and attorney general’s office (AG) to have President Jimmy Morales stripped of immunity from prosecution to be investigated over campaign finance [WR-17-34]. Protesters were calling not only for Morales to resign but also members of congress who voted not to heed the call by Cicig and the AG and went on to issue legislation amending the criminal code (since repealed), which would have weakened transparency laws.
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