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. On September 3, 2015, the media carried news that President Pérez Molina suddenly tendered his resignation overnight shortly before the midnight the preceding day.