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GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala has begun to receive flights of undocumented migrants sent back from the United States under a new policy allowing fast-track expulsions for some families at the U.S.-Mexico border, Guatemalan and U.S. authorities said on Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO: Juan Francisco Sandoval, who was removed by Guatemala's Attorney General as head of the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI), arrives for a news conference in Guatemala City, Guatemala July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria/File Photo GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A controversial prosecutor in Guatemala has been tapped to replace an internationally renowned graft-fighter who until recently led the country's anti-corruption unit, Guatemalan authorities said on Tuesday. Rafael Curruchiche will take over as head of the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FE...
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY, July 29 (Reuters) - Thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets in protest on Thursday, lighting fires and blocking roads across the Central American country, to demand the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei after the firing of a well-known anti-corruption prosecutor. The protests have gained momentum since Guatemala's Attorney General Maria Porras last week removed anti-graft fighter Juan Francisco Sandoval as head of the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI), a move that drew condemnation from Washington. Sandoval, who fled Guatemala...
(Adds comment by the president) GUATEMALA CITY, July 27 (Reuters) - Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei said on Tuesday the Central American nation has renegotiated its contract for the delivery of Russia's Sputnik V vaccines and is also in talks with Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson for their coronavirus shots. Guatemala, with 18 million inhabitants, has only inoculated 309,339 people so far, according to the health ministry. Guatemala had a contract for the delivery of 16 million doses of Sputnik V vaccines but the vaccines have been badly delayed, prompting some officials last ...
By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said on Tuesday it was pausing some cooperation with Guatemala’s criminal prosecutor after last week’s ouster of the head of an anti-corruption prosecution unit. FILE PHOTO: Juan Francisco Sandoval, who was removed by the Guatemala's Attorney General as head of the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI), speaks during a news conference in Guatemala City, Guatemala July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter told reporters on Tuesday the change affects “programmatic...