Connect with us

Corruption: Guatemalan Ex President and Vice Sentenced to Prison

Piroll

Published

on

Follow
FOREIGN NEWS: Corruption: Guatemalan Ex President and Vice Sentenced to Prison [New Foreign News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl

In the quest of fighting corruption totally in Guatemala, a Guatemalan court yesterday sentenced both former President Otto Perez and his vice president, Roxana Baldetti, to 16 years in prison each in a graft case years after explosive corruption revelations.



It is important to note that the duo were forced out of office early because of corruption allegation.

The pair were found guilty of illicit association and customs fraud, but were acquitted on a charge of illicit enrichment.

Perez, who was president of Guatemala from 2012 to 2015, has spent the last seven years in prison awaiting a verdict in the case. Baldetti was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison in 2018 in a separate fraud case.

Click Here To Comment




Piroll
 

Piroll is a creative writer, social-political commentator, socio-researcher, and sports analyst. He holds certificates in media management and data journalism from the Thomas Foundation Institute of Journalism. He works as a... Read More

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Be first to comment


Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Foreign News

Ex South Africa President; Jacob Zuma Freed From Prison

Piroll

Published

on

FOREIGN NEWS: Ex South Africa President; Jacob Zuma Freed From Prison [New Foreign News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl
Former South Africa President has been freed based on medical parole today, it will be recalled that Zuma was arrested in July for contempt of court a situation that lead to wide spread riot in the country, however, Zuma has now been placed on medical parole, according to the Department of Correctional Services.In a statement released on Sunday afternoon, the department said: "Medical parole's eligibility for Mr Zuma is impelled by a medical report received by the D...
Continue Reading

Foreign News

Chinese Authority Executed Two Politicians For Engaging In Corruption

Piroll

Published

on

FOREIGN NEWS: Chinese Authority Executed Two Politicians For Engaging In Corruption [New Foreign News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl
On the quest to drastically minimized corruption in China, two former vice-mayors were executed yesterday for corruption, as Beijing shows it is being tough on graft which Communist Party General Secretary Hu Jintao has called one of the four dangers facing the party.The two former officials, from the scenic and booming eastern cities of Hangzhou and Suzhou took more than 250 million yuan (HK$321.4 million) between them in bribes from real estate developers in excha...
Continue Reading

Foreign News

AFDB: Independent Panel Exonerates Adesina From Corruption Claim

Piroll

Published

on

FOREIGN NEWS: AFDB: Independent Panel Exonerates Adesina From Corruption Claim [New Foreign News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl
On the quest of settling the corruption claim in African Bank of Development, the independent panel of experts, headed by erstwhile Irish president Mary Robinson, has cleared the beleaguered leader of the African Bank of Development (AfDB) of corruption, according to a report obtained by AFP.Akinwumi Adesina, 60, the former Nigeria minister of Agriculture became the first Nigerian to chair the AfDB in 2015.A 15-page report earlier this year claimed that under his wa...
Continue Reading

Latest


Download Naijacrawl App today

Fastest way to read on the go

Download the Naijacrawl App.