1、CRS INSIGHTGuatemala: One President Resigns; Another Elected, to Be Inaugurated January 14January 11, 2016 (IN10354) | Related AuthorMaureen Taft-Morales |Maureen Taft-Morales, Specialist in Latin American Affairs (mtmoralescrs.loc.gov, 7-7659)In what many observers see as a remarkable step forward
2、for its democratic development, Guatemalas judicial system investigated government corruption, leading to the resignation and arrest of its president and vice-president. Guatemala then proceeded lawfully and peacefully to form an interim government and hold elections, and is about to transfer power
3、to a newly elected president.Corruption Scandals. A national election process was already underway when, beginning in April 2015, Guatemalan Attorney General (AG) Thelma Aldana and the United Nations-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) uncovered a corruption ring at
4、 the national tax agency (SAT), leading to the arrest of dozens of people, including the previous and then-directors of the SAT. Public officials allegedly took bribes from business people in exchange for paying lower customs duties, defrauding the government of millions of dollars of revenue. Prose
