Guatemala denounces corruption at U.N. while scandal brews at home
Guatemala denounces corruption at U.N. while scandal brews at home
Fri Sep 23, 2016 | 12:38am BST
By Hugh Bronstein | UNITED NATIONS
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales gave a fiery speech against corruption at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, a week after a judge barred his son and brother from leaving the country due to a pending fraud investigation.
Morales, who rose to fame as a TV comedian, won office last year on a platform of fighting the corruption that has battered confidence in Guatemala and its Central American neighbours Honduras and El Salvador.
But Samuel "Sammy" Morales, an older brother and a close adviser to the president, and Jose Manuel Morales, one of the president's four sons, have been questioned in a case over suspicious business dealings.
"The rule of law is now unmistakably more vigorous than it was a year ago," said the president, whose 2015 campaign slogan was "Neither Corrupt, nor a Thief".
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-un-assembly-guatemala-corruption-idUKKCN11S2TK?rpc=401
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