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Guatemalan Police Officers Dismissed in the Midst of a Security Crisis

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Guatemala City, Oct 27 (EFE).- Two high-ranking officers of Guatemala's National Civil Police (PNC), including its director general, David Custodio Boteo, were dismissed this Tuesday in the midst of the security crisis in the country following the assassination of former anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa, on October 17. [...] The entry Dismissal of senior Guatemalan police in the midst of a security crisis was first publi…

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Guatemala City, Oct 27 (EFE).- Two high-ranking officers of Guatemala's National Civil Police (PNC), including its director general, David Custodio Boteo, were dismissed this Tuesday in the midst of the security crisis in the country following the assassination of former anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa, on October 17. [...] The entry Dismissal of senior Guatemalan police in the midst of a security crisis was first publi…

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The dismissal takes place amid criticism of the police's actions in the investigation of the crime against Francisco Solórzano Foppa

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Guatemala's police chief and another top official, who were under fire after the murder of a former prosecutor, a lawyer who fought corruption in the Central American country, were dismissed on Tuesday, Interior Minister Marco Antonio Villeda said. The country was shocked on October 17 when former prosecutor Juan ... More www.ertnews.gr

The Guatemalan police chief and his deputy have been removed from their posts, the interior minister announced, in the wake of the assassination of former anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Solorzano Fopa. The victim had repeatedly denounced links between government officials, powerful economic figures and organized crime, publicly targeting the police leadership. The government attributed the decision to a process of evaluation and insti…

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Prensa Libre broke the news on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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