Guatemalan Police Arrest Indigenous Leader Who Led Nationwide Protests

Guatemalan Police Arrest Indigenous Leader Who Led Nationwide Protests

In Guatemala, authorities arrested Indigenous leader Luis Pacheco, accusing him of terrorism, in what his supporters say is retaliation for leading nationwide protests in 2023 against attempts to derail President Bernardo Arévalo’s transition to power. Pacheco is now serving as Arévalo’s deputy energy minister. He’s also the former president of the 48 Cantons, the governance authority that represents Indigenous communities in the western highlan…

Indigenous leader Luis Pacheco has been arrested in Guatemala. Pacheco is accused of terrorism and illegal association, among other things. “It is a criminalization of indigenous people,” says President Bernardo Arévalo.

The Indigenous Municipality of Sololá (southwest of Guatemala) rejected Wednesday the criminalization of Luis Pacheco and Héctor Samuel Chaclan Batz, demanding that their rights be respected, before the arrest of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP). READ ALSO: President of Guatemala will repeal regulations that generated roadblocks «We have already been victims of 36 years of war and we continue to be victims of corruption«, he said. They also r…

Guatemala City, Apr 26 (Latin Press) The arrest of the indigenous leader of the protests of 2023, Luis Pacheco, and the rejection of this new action of the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) marked in Guatemala the week ending today. The post Detention of indigenous leader of protests of 2023 marked Guatemala first appeared on News Prensa Latina.

Indigenous official Luis Pacheco was placed under preventive detention on charges of terrorism and obstruction of criminal proceedings, for calling for protests in 2023 to defend Bernardo Arévalo's electoral triumph. [caption id=

Guatemala: Statement by the Spokesperson on detention of former indigenous leaders, including Vice-Minister Luis Pacheco

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