They order the capture of a recognized ex-presidential candidate to preside over Guatemala
A Guatemalan court issued an arrest warrant against the former prosecutor general (2014-2018) and candidate for the presidency of the Seed Movement, Thelma Aldana, known for its fight against corruption, Efe told the Police spokesman on Tuesday. National Civil, Pablo Castillo.
Shortly after filtering the arrest warrant against Aldana, it was announced that the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has accepted to register her as candidate for the Presidency together with the economist and former director of the Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies Jonathan Menkos, as a candidate for the Vice Presidency.
A source from the Movimiento Semilla party confirmed the inscription to Efe, so Aldana would have immunity, so she could not be captured.
The arrest warrant, dated March 18 and signed by the Tenth Judge of Criminal First Instance, Narcoactivity and Crimes against the Environment of Guatemala, Víctor Manuel Cruz, asks for the capture of Aldana for the crimes of "embezzlement for abduction in continued, ideological falsehood and special cases of tax fraud ".
So far it is unknown what is the case that ordered the arrest of Aldana, who is in a meeting outside the country and that together with the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) led high-impact cases against employers and politicians, including the son and brother of the current president, Jimmy Morales, whom he also requested to dismiss without success.
The former prosecutor posted on his social networks "EsTAmosListos" and said they will fight for the Presidency of Guatemala.
"In the midst of the uncertainty that the Pacto de Corruptos wants to impose, I have great news for decent Guatemalans: together with Jonathan Menkos we have been registered as candidates before the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the Guatemalan will shake the corrupt ones," he added.
The candidate for the Vice President said in social networks that "the corrupt pact will not triumph, they do not attack it, they attack democracy, they attack us all."
Guatemala will hold general elections on June 16, elections that will serve to elect the president, vice president, 160 deputies to the Congress, 20 to the Central American Parliament and 340 municipal corporations for the period 2020-2024.
