Guatemala’s New Prosecutor Takes Office and Announces the Review of Exile Cases
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Gabriel García Luna, the new attorney general and head of the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) of Guatemala, took office early this Sunday, ending eight years of a controversial administration headed by his predecessor, Consuelo Porras, and with the creation of a special commission to review one by one the files of the political persecuted, dozens of them forced into exile by the threat of imprisonment from Porras.
Guatemala City, Guatemala. Guatemala’s new attorney general, Gabriel García Luna, assumed this Sunday and promised to restore confidence in the institution, to fight corruption and organized crime, after the departure of Consuelo Porras, sanctioned by more than 40 countries. “Today no more administration begins, today begins an opportunity to restore dignity to Guatemalan criminal justice,” said the prosecutor appointed by the country’s presiden…
* During the management of Consuelo Porras, international organizations told the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) to weaken anti-corruption investigations. * Official data show that 571 workers, including 343 investigators and litigants, were dismissed between 2018 and 2025. * The MP paid $4.62 million in fines, during the administration of Porras, for labor processes where unfounded dismissals were found.Public Records After eight years at the h…
After eight years of a Guatemalan Public Prosecutor's Office in the hands of Consuelo Porras, internationally sanctioned for its anti-democratic decisions and the fierce persecution of prosecutors, politicians and journalists who had to go into exile, the new Attorney General, Gabriel Estuardo García Luna, took over in the midst of the great illusion that awakens his appointment. According to the AGN agency, after the completion of the process a…
The new Attorney General of Guatemala, Gabriel García Luna, promised this Sunday to "heal" the institution marked by "deep wounds", which he will lead over the next four years, after replacing this morning in the position of Consuelo Porras Argueta, marked by corruption by the United States and the European Union (EU).The entry New Attorney General of Guatemala promises to "heal" institution after exit Porras Argueta was first published in Digit…
Photo: video capture/MPGuatemala During the early hours of this Sunday, May 17, Gabriel García Luna took office as the new Attorney General of the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) and addressed his first official message to the Guatemalan population and the staff of the institution. “After months of a process, he has culminated in the manner in which the laws and the Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala are established. I have ther…
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