A recent probe indicates that the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS) has stood at the heart of a scheme in which judicial amparos were leveraged to benefit select companies seeking…
Lawyer Roberto Molina Barreto, known for his close ties to Guatemalan political and military figures such as Efraín Ríos Montt and Otto Pérez Molina, has emerged as the Congress’s leading…
In Guatemala, the substantial severance payouts granted to magistrates upon completing their terms have sparked widespread criticism and public discontent, as these amounts, considered excessive in a nation marked by…
Amid persistent exclusion and repression, Guatemala’s Indigenous communities continue to raise their voices against the power structures that seek to silence them. Despite threats, criminalization, and legal proceedings against them,…
A recent report claims that Guatemala’s Constitutional Court (CC) granted favorable treatment to Walter Mazariegos, the current rector of the University of San Carlos (USAC), throughout a disputed university election…
The growing influence and power of gangs in Guatemala have highlighted the government’s limitations in combating organized crime. A coordinated attack across various regions of the country has caused chaos…
A recent report accuses Guatemala’s Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) of fabricating evidence in the case involving the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). According to the investigation, the alleged…
The Popular Party (PP) is stepping up its political campaign targeting corruption cases associated with the PSOE and the current government, with the PP’s Senate spokesperson Alicia García revealing two…
A ruling from the National Court details that a suspected network linked to the PSOE allegedly attempted to bribe anti-corruption prosecutor José Grinda with €300,000. According to Judge Santiago Pedraz,…
The Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Spanish Civil Guard is investigating a possible corruption scheme involving the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), and the…
Former Spanish president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is currently being scrutinized for suspected tax evasion and smuggling after authorities uncovered a collection of around one hundred jewelry pieces worth €1.3…
The Popular Party (PP) has introduced a digital initiative that includes an interactive website created to showcase alleged corruption cases connected to the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE). The party,…