Guatemalan President is Facing Impeachment for Illegal Political Financing
Print article Published: Wednesday, 06 September 2017 14:18
Guatemala’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered Congress to consider lifting President Jimmy Morales’ immunity from prosecution after evidence emerged that his campaign received illegal financing.
Morales, a former comedian and Guatemalan President since 2016, was accused by the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) of secretly receiving US$ 825,000 for his 2015 campaign, according to Al Jazeera.
In response, Morales tried to expel the head of the Commission, Ivan Velasquez, from the country.
While Morales publicly stood in solidarity with Velasquez and the CICIG during his presidential campaign, he immediately rescinded his allegiance toward the organization once it started building a corruption case against him.
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https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/6946-guatemalan-president-is-facing-impeachment-for-illegal-political-financing
Right-wing President Jimmy Morales in one of his "famous" comedic characters. You bet.
Had them rolling in the aisles, he thought, with his peasant character, and his prisoner.
He appeared to enjoy making fun of poor people.
Maybe he will get some time to perfect his impersonation of prisoners.
