Guatemala Arrests Former President Álvaro Colom Caballeros on Corruption Charges

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In a surprise anti-corruption crackdown, former Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom Caballeros and eight of his former ministers and two deputy ministers were arrested in Guatemala for embezzlement and fraud. They allegedly stole $35 million dollars from a system of prepaid subsidies to buses in the capital, Guatemala City. The arrests came after a joint investigation by the Attorney General’s Office and the Comisión Internacional Contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (CICIG). Observers explored the arrests’ implications in Guatemala, and around the region.

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