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Guatemala calls for mobilizations in rejection of coup d’état

Guatemala calls for mobilizations in rejection of coup d'état
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September 18 |

Guatemalan organizations and university students called for nationwide mobilizations this Monday to support the president-elect, Bernardo Arévalo, who will ask for the dismissal of the Attorney General of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Consuelo Porras.

According to local media, Arevalo together with vice president Karin Herrera and members of the legal team of the Seed Movement will present an injunction before the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) to reestablish the constitutional order and dismiss the aforementioned official.

The proceedings also include the head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Impunity (FECI), Rafael Curruchiche, and Judge Fredy Orellana (in charge of the Seventh Criminal Court). Messages disseminated through social networks also demanded the dismissal of a FECI prosecutor, Cinthia Monterroso.

The public acts will take place in different scenarios and times. So far, the Assembly of Peoples of the South Coast, indigenous authorities of the 48 Cantons of Totonicapán, students from the University of San Carlos, the #JusticiaYa movement and the Justice, Peace and Integrity Commission of the Conference of Religious of Guatemala, among others, have confirmed their participation.

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Through social networks, university students called for a peaceful march for dignity and in defense of democracy in Guatemala City (capital), starting at 15H30, from the Plaza de la República to the headquarters of the CSJ.

Once there, together with other sectors, they will support the elected president to present the above mentioned injunction, which gives continuity to mobilizations that, since last July, demanded Porras’ dismissal.

This Saturday, Arevalo denounced that the referred officials betrayed the people and used their authority to interfere in the results of the general elections.

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