US EditionAs Guatemala Begins High-Stakes Court Elections, Agents Raid Voting Sites
- During the bar association's vote on Thursday, prosecutors said they raided two voting locations, interrupting the election, while Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras prepared to cast her ballot.
- The Constitutional Court's role in anti-corruption cases has made this vote consequential as Guatemala's Public Ministry under Porras has been criticized for blocking top anti-corruption candidates in 2023.
- Leonor Morales led the prosecutorial action at voting locations, and her team briefly barred lawyers and media, citing an open investigation before voting resumed.
- Having requested Porras' resignation, Arévalo accused the prosecutor's office of seeking to frighten voters and urged lawyers to vote despite interference.
- All 10 court slots will be filled, and other institutions will select their representatives in the coming weeks, with the OAS and EU monitoring nominations and a new attorney general to be elected in the coming months.
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The Attorney General's Office of Guatemala, whose leadership is sanctioned for corruption by the United States and the European Union, raided on Thursday the voting center where thousands of lawyers elect one of the five judges of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in the Central American country.The prosecutor in charge, Leonor Morales, told journalists that the case is under reservation, after entering with more than 30 armed security…
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As Guatemala begins high-stakes court elections, agents raid voting sites
Guatemala is filling top justice jobs that could shape the rule of law and test its democracy. On Thursday, the bar association is picking the first new magistrate for the Constitutional Court.
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Guatemala's President Bernardo Arévalo denounced Thursday a "new attempt" by the Public Prosecutor's Office (Fiscalía) to "undermine institutions," after the entity raided this noon the place where thousands of lawyers elect a new judge of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in the Central American country. Guatemala's entry President denounces "new attempt" of the Public Prosecutor's Office for "undermining institutions" was first publi…
By Fernando Castellanos This Thursday the election day of the Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala (CANG), in which the titular and alternate judges would be elected before the Constitutional Court (CC), was interrupted by the presence of prosecutors of the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) in the voting centers. The process went on [...]
Photo: archivo/TVAzteca Guate On Thursday, February 12, the Colegio de Abogados y Notarios de Guatemala (CANG) is conducting the second round of elections to elect a permanent and alternate judge to the Constitutional Court (CC).In this day, Astrid Lemus, along with Luis Bermejo, is participating, as well as Estuardo Gálvez and Melvin Portillo, who are seeking the support of the members of the Constitutional Court.Abuchean a Porras The Attorney …
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