Guatemala confirms warrant for presidential candidate

  • 3/20/2019
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GUATEMALA CITY: A Guatemalan court said Tuesday that an arrest warrant has been issued for a former Guatemalan prosecutor who is running for president. But because Thelma Aldana was formally registered Tuesday by the election board as a candidate in the June elections, under Guatemalan law she has immunity from prosecution. Aldana was nominated by the Seed Movement party and is running second in polls. A spokeswoman for Guatemala’s Supreme Court said the warrant against Aldana is related to a corruption investigation involving illegal hiring. Aldana, 63, was Guatemala’s top prosecutor from 2014 to 2018. During that time, she jailed then-President Otto Perez Molina and most of his Cabinet on corruption charges. Perez Molina resigned in 2015.

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