Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei criticized the country's best-known graft prosecutor for what he said was a left-wing politicization of the fight against corruption, a view at odds with strong U.S. backing for his work.
Guatemala arrests outspoken opponent
Last Updated May 19, 2021 at 3:14 pm EDT
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) Guatemala’s national police arrested an outspoken opponent of the government Wednesday on charges he falsified documents to form a political party.
Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa is a lawyer who once served as head of the country’s tax collection agency. In recent years, he has criticized the administration of President Alejandro Giammattei and slammed what he claimed was the political use of law enforcement.
Prosecutors said he was arrested for criminal conspiracy and falsification.
Solorzano Foppa said the charges had been “invented,” and suggested they were retaliation for his criticisms. Guatemala’s legal system and congress have been criticized for protecting those accused of corruption.
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