After years of investigation and a heated legal battle, a court in Guatemala has sentenced former President Otto Perez Molina and former Vice President Roxana Baldetti to 16 years in prison for fraud and conspiracy charges.
One week after he stepped down from office, was arrested and then jailed, former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina has been directed to stand trial on corruption charges.
Last night Otto Pérez Molina, the former president of Guatemala, spent his first night in prison. Last night Otto Pérez Molina, the former president of Guatemala, spent his first night in prison.
Accused of being the mastermind behind a corruption scheme to defraud the customs department, Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina has resigned from the presidency.
Guatemala President Otto Pérez Molina, who has been implicated in a massive corruption scandal that has shaken his administration, has been stripped of his immunity and barred from leaving his country.
Thousands of demonstrators are demanding the resignation of Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina.
The president is currently facing impeachment proceedings over his alleged ties to a corruption scandal, which has led to the arrest of former vice president Roxana Baldetti.
After months of protests centered on accusations that link him to a multi-million dollar corruption scandal, President Otto Pérez Molina is refusing to step down from office.
