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Guatemala: former president sentenced to 16 years for corruption

Guatemala: former president sentenced to 16 years for corruption

Otto Pérez Molina and his vice-president found guilty seven years after they were forced from office but culture of impunity persists

A Guatemalan court has found a former president and his vice-president guilty on two charges of corruption, in one of the most high-profile corruption cases in the Central American country.

The ruling against former president Otto Pérez Molina and his vice-president, Roxana Baldetti, on charges of illicit association and customs fraud come as a relief amid what is seen as the rollback of anti-corruption efforts. But the two were absolved of charges of illicit enrichment, due to lack of evidence.

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