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March 21, 2019

Guatemalan Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Anti-Corruption Campaigner
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In Guatemala, a judge has ordered the arrest of former attorney general
and presidential candidate Thelma Aldana. The 63-year-old-who is
currently out of the country-has denied charges of embezzlement, lying
and tax fraud, suggesting the case is politically motivated. Aldana
previously prosecuted and jailed the former President Otto Pérez Molina
over a multimillion-dollar corruption scandal and has worked to impeach
Guatemala's current president, Jimmy Morales. Aldana was the winner of
the 2018 Right Livelihood Award for her work with a U.N.-supported
anti-corruption commission.


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