Guatemala: President Pérez resigns

CENTRAL AMERICA - Report 03 Sep 2015 by Francisco de Paula Gutiérrez and Felix Delgado
After all doors closed, President Otto Pérez Molina today submitted his resignation to Congress.On Tuesday, September 1, Congress stripped Pérez's immunity by an almost unanimous decision (125 votes in favor), including several congressmen from his own party. On Wednesday, September 2, the Constitutional Court rejected two requests by Pérez to try to stop the process on legal grounds. At the same time, a judge called on him to testify on the corruption scandal that has affected the country since April, with the possibility of arresting him in the act. Vice President Alejandro Maldonado will...

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