Guatemalan prosecutors have launched an investigation into a presidential candid...
GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemalan prosecutors have launched an investigation into a presidential candidate, six lawmakers and a cabinet minister on suspicion of corruption, the U.N.-backed International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala said late on Monday.
The Guatemalan attorney general’s office and the CICIG said in a joint statement the eight had overseen the approval and distribution of bribes worth $7.5 million for 62 deputies between 2012-2015 during the administration of former President Otto Perez. According to the CICIG, bribes were distributed from Baldetti’s office to trusted Patriot Party deputies and were used to secure approval of certain laws and judicial appointments.Estuardo Galdamez is now seeking to succeed President Jimmy Morales as president of Guatemala, representing Morales’ conservative National Convergence Front . Guatemala holds a general election in June.
The lawmakers accused by the CICIG could either not be reached for comment or rejected the allegations in local media.
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