Tag: Otto Perez impeachment

• Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 19:05 UTC

  Former Guatemalan President and VP convicted in corruption probe

  

  Former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina (2012-2015) has been sentenced to 16 years in prison alongside then-Vice-President Roxana Baldetti, in the so-called “La Línea” case involving an illicit association and customs fraud, which eventually led to their fall from office.

• 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.

• Thursday, August 27th 2015 - 02:36 UTC

  Guatemala Supreme Court approves impeachment of president Otto Perez

  

  The Guatemalan Supreme Court approved a request by the country’s attorney general to impeach President Otto Perez over his suspected involvement in a racket to siphon customs revenue from the government, and passed the matter to Congress for approval.