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Guatemala businessman, wanted on graft charges, seeks U.S. asylum
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS JANUARY 21, 2018 / 10:54 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Guatemala businessman, wanted on graft charges, seeks U.S. asylum
Sofia Menchu
3 MIN READ
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan presidential candidate Manuel Baldizon, who is wanted on graft charges, has sought asylum in the United States after he was detained while trying to enter without a visa, authorities in the Central American nation said.
Baldizon, a wealthy businessman who ran for president twice, was detained at the airport in Miami on Saturday after flying in from the Dominican Republic, prosecutor’s office spokeswoman Yesenia Enriquez said.
Guatemala’s charges against Baldizon are part of a giant corruption probe involving Brazilian construction company Odebrecht SA, according to the prosecutor’s office. The scandal has claimed high-level political scalps across Latin America.
Baldizon requested asylum in the United States, Guatemala’s foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that its consulate in Miami was communicating with U.S. authorities who will decide whether to grant his request.
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Guatemala businessman, wanted on graft charges, seeks U.S. asylum
Sofia Menchu
3 MIN READ
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan presidential candidate Manuel Baldizon, who is wanted on graft charges, has sought asylum in the United States after he was detained while trying to enter without a visa, authorities in the Central American nation said.
Baldizon, a wealthy businessman who ran for president twice, was detained at the airport in Miami on Saturday after flying in from the Dominican Republic, prosecutor’s office spokeswoman Yesenia Enriquez said.
Guatemala’s charges against Baldizon are part of a giant corruption probe involving Brazilian construction company Odebrecht SA, according to the prosecutor’s office. The scandal has claimed high-level political scalps across Latin America.
Baldizon requested asylum in the United States, Guatemala’s foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that its consulate in Miami was communicating with U.S. authorities who will decide whether to grant his request.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guatemala-corruption/guatemala-businessman-wanted-on-graft-charges-seeks-u-s-asylum-idUSKBN1FA0T2
