Top corruption prosecutor held in jail as Guatemalan elite bids to purge foes

Protesters in Guatemala City demand the release of Virginia Laparra. ‘This is a political dispute, not a legal one,’ said a member of her defence team. Photograph: Johan Ordóñez/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters in Guatemala City demand the release of Virginia Laparra. ‘This is a political dispute, not a legal one,’ said a member of her defence team. Photograph: Johan Ordóñez/AFP/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/01/guatemala-prosecutor-jailed-virginia-laparra-corruption