The Attorney General and highest official of the Public Ministry (MP) of Guatemala, Gabriel García Luna, has removed from their duties seven prosecutors who held relevant positions during the term of Consuelo Porras, who was sanctioned by the United States, the European Union, and Canada for "undermining democracy" and "participating...
The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, has pointed out that the new understanding with the United States seeks to strengthen cooperation against drug trafficking, but without contemplating in any case the deployment of US military personnel on Guatemalan soil."It implies the intensification of the agreements we have already been talking...
The Government of Guatemala has ratified this Thursday that the United States will provide "assistance" to its security forces in operations against drug trafficking cartels operating in the Central American country, following a formal request made to the Pentagon. At the same time, the Executive has denied that these are...