Guatemalans march in protest of corruption, cost of living
Source: Associated Press
GUATEMALA CITY - Hundreds of Guatemalans set out from various points of the capital Thursday to protest alleged corruption by a deeply unpopular government, the high cost of living and attacks on freedom of expression.
Leaders of Guatemala's Indigenous population joined Thursday's march as well, warning that the rising cost of living in the country was harming the people.
Enrique Saquic, an Indigenous leader from Santa Lucia Utatlán, said "They are strangling us, our brothers, our people are those who are suffering all this high cost of living."
Daniel Pascual, leader of the Committee of Farmer Unity, said the cost of living "Means an increase in hunger for the poor."
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