Anger in the streets reaches boiling point as Guatemala President’s corruption charge shocks nation: Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Guatemala’s prosecutor’s office said Friday that it has requested the Supreme Court’s permission to start an impeachment process for President Otto Perez Molina over a sprawling corruption case that has held the country in the grip of political turmoil for months. The move came hours after the former vice president was placed under arrest for her…

Guatemala City (dpa) – Guatemalan President Otto Perez has been charged with corruption in a widening case that led to the arrest of his former vice president, prosecutors said Friday. State prosecutors are also seeking to have Perez stripped of his immunity as president for his alleged involvement in the case. The country’s legislature already voted…