Guatemalan court issues arrest warrant for anti-corruption campaigner

Edited by Jorge Ruiz Miyares
2019-03-23 16:28:16

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Thelma Aldana

Guatemala City, March 23 (RHC)-- In Guatemala, a judge has ordered the arrest of former attorney general and presidential candidate Thelma Aldana.  The 63-year-old -- who is currently out of the country -- has denied charges of embezzlement, lying and tax fraud, suggesting the case is politically motivated. 

Aldana previously prosecuted and jailed the former President Otto Pérez Molina over a multimillion-dollar corruption scandal and has worked to impeach Guatemala’s current president, Jimmy Morales.  She was the winner of the 2018 Right Livelihood Award for her work with a United Nations-supported anti-corruption commission.



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