US EditionGuatemalan court orders arrests of Colombian officials who led a UN anti-corruption mission
- On Monday in Guatemala City, a local court issued arrest warrants for Luz Adriana Camargo, Colombia’s chief prosecutor, and Iván Velásquez, a former defense minister of Colombia.
- The arrest requests stem from allegations by Guatemalan prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche, who accused Camargo and Velásquez of illicit association during their anti-corruption investigation involving Odebrecht bribes.
- Velásquez served as the head of the U.N.-supported anti-corruption mission in Guatemala , which uncovered significant corruption scandals involving former Guatemalan officials connected to the Odebrecht bribery scheme.
- Velásquez condemned the arrest warrants as persecution by corrupt officials, noting that Curruchiche and the Guatemalan attorney general are themselves sanctioned by the U.S. And EU for impeding corruption probes.
- The arrests mark a continuation of conflicts between Guatemala's current prosecutors and former anti-corruption officials, suggesting ongoing political and legal struggles over corruption investigations.
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President Gustavo Petro publicly accused the Guatemalan Public Prosecutor's Office of acting in favour of organized crime, after the Guatemalan body issued arrest warrants against the Colombian ambassador to the Holy See, Ivan Velásquez, and Colombia's Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo.
In Guatemala, arrest warrants have been issued against corruption investigators.
Guatemala issues arrest warrants for Colombia AG, former UN corruption investigator
BOGOTA/MEXICO CITY - Guatemala's attorney general's office announced arrest warrants on Monday for a group of people including Colombia's attorney general and a former UN anti-corruption prosecutor, drawing condemnation from the foreign ministry in Bogota. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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