International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala Identifies Guatemalan Political Leaders as Responsible for Customs Corruption

                On August 25, 2015, the Guatemalan Supreme Court decided unanimously to approve a motion by the attorney general to impeach Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina.  The impeachment follows criminal investigations by the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICG), a United Nations supported body established after the civil war to conduct independent prosecutions, of a corruption scheme that has already led to the resignation of the Guatemala’s vice president, Roxana Baldetti.[1]  On September 3, 2015, the media carried news that President Pérez Molina suddenly tendered his resignation overnight shortly before the midnight the preceding day.[2]  Shortly after his resignation, he was taken to jail to await the conclusion of a hearing examining his role in the customs kickback scheme.[3]