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La Jornada Newspaper
Wednesday, November 27, 2024, p. 30
Guatemala. The ruling party of Guatemala, with which President Bernardo Arévalo came to power, managed, with the support of part of the opposition, to reform a law against organized crime in which a judge was supported to criminally prosecute the organization for alleged electoral crimes. , as part of the onslaught of justice during the campaign against the president and the Semilla Movement. The organization was prevented from fully participating in congressional committees due to the criminal proceedings opened against it. The prosecution, led by Consuelo Porras, managed to get Judge Fredy Orellana to suspend the validity of the official political party due to accusations of alleged illegalities in the formation and financial record of the party. With the suspension, they could not sit on a bench in Congress or participate in commissions or in the presidency of the Legislature. The reform was approved with 127 votes of 160 deputies.
