Tag: Guatemala Congress

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2015 - 06:16 UTC

  Guatemala's congress strips president Otto Perez of immunity

  

  Guatemala's Congress voted Tuesday to strip embattled President Otto Perez's immunity, clearing the way for him to be prosecuted over allegations he masterminded a multi-million-dollar corruption scheme.

• Saturday, August 29th 2015 - 05:13 UTC

  Guatemalan president summoned to appear before Congress

  

  A congressional commission considering whether to remove Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina's immunity from prosecution called on him Friday to appear before the body as a corruption scandal swirls around his government.