Guatemalan judge clears deputy minister, three leaders of terrorism charges
- Luis Pacheco and three other Indigenous ex-leaders cleared of charges over 2023 Guatemala protests.
- A Guatemalan court has cleared a deputy minister and three other Indigenous leaders of terrorism charges, brought over their role in leading protests against a prosecutor accused of trying to block President Bernardo Arevalo from taking office.
- The Third Criminal Court judge, Mynor Moto, dismissed the case on Friday at the request of prosecutors, who concluded after their own investigation that the four had not broken any laws by organising the protests in October 2023.
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- Luis Pacheco and three other Indigenous ex-leaders cleared of charges over 2023 Guatemala protests.
- A Guatemalan court has cleared a deputy minister and three other Indigenous leaders of terrorism charges, brought over their role in leading protests against a prosecutor accused of trying to block President Bernardo Arevalo from taking office.
- The Third Criminal Court judge, Mynor Moto, dismissed the case on Friday at the request of prosecutors, who concluded after their own investigation that the four had not broken any laws by organising the protests in October 2023.
Sources: Al Jazeera