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Guatemala arrests outspoken opponent


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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Guatemala detains ex-tax chief who took on oligarchs


Guatemala detains ex-tax chief who took on oligarchs
Reuters
5 hrs ago
By Sofia Menchu
GUATEMALA CITY, May 19 (Reuters) - Guatemala on Wednesday arrested a former tax chief known for chasing oligarchs wealth and dropped a graft charge against a former president, the latest setbacks to U.S. President Joe Biden s campaign to hold the powerful accountable in Central America.
The Biden administration has made targeting corruption central to its $4 billion strategy to address root causes driving migration from the so-called Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, the head of the Tax Administration Superintendency (SAT) between 2016 and 2018, built a reputation for building cases against powerful Guatemalan families that hold huge sway in the country. ....

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Guatemala arrests outspoken opponent

Guatemala arrests outspoken opponent
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Guatemala detains ex-tax chief who took on oligarchs

Guatemala detains ex-tax chief who took on oligarchs
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