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Guatemalan Indigenous Campesinos Demand President to Resign

Thousands took to the streets of Guatemala City Tuesday to demand President Jimmy Morales' resignation amid a second round of illicit financing investigations.

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From 6 a.m., local time, Indigenous campesinos and other groups took to the streets again, five days after judicial authorities accused the governing party of illicit funding for the 2015 electoral campaign that brought Morales to power.
From 6 a.m., local time, Indigenous campesinos and other groups took to the streets again, five days after judicial authorities accused the governing party of illicit funding for the 2015 electoral campaign that brought Morales to power. Photo:EFE
The groups included the Comité de Desarrollo Campesino, la Coordinadora Nacional de Organizaciones Campesinas (Cnoc), el Movimiento Regional de Resistencia Popular (MRRP) among others.
The groups included the Comité de Desarrollo Campesino, la Coordinadora Nacional de Organizaciones Campesinas (Cnoc), el Movimiento Regional de Resistencia Popular (MRRP) among others. Photo:EFE
“Nor corrupted nor thief was his motto during the campaign, at the service of the people, but his campaign was a fraud,” chanted the campesinos, demanding an agrarian reform with better land distribution
“Nor corrupted nor thief was his motto during the campaign, at the service of the people, but his campaign was a fraud,” chanted the campesinos, demanding an agrarian reform with better land distribution Photo:EFE
They demand Morales resignation, as well as that of his cabinet and the business people who have been involved in illicit funding of electoral campaigns.
They demand Morales resignation, as well as that of his cabinet and the business people who have been involved in illicit funding of electoral campaigns. Photo:EFE
They also asked that the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and the Public Ministry properly investigate the judges and magistrates linked to organized crime.
They also asked that the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and the Public Ministry properly investigate the judges and magistrates linked to organized crime. Photo:EFE
The Morales administration has made a number of attempts to weaken the power vested in the commission, as well as its director, Ivan Velasquez.
The Morales administration has made a number of attempts to weaken the power vested in the commission, as well as its director, Ivan Velasquez. Photo:EFE
Published 24 April 2018
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