New Atlanticist
Sep 1, 2017
Guatemala Averts Political Crisis, But Damage is Done for Jimmy Morales
By
Juan Felipe Celia
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales shocked Guatemalans and the international community last week when he ordered the expulsion of Iván Velásquez, commissioner of the United Nations International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), the organization leading the investigation into the illegal financing of Morales’ presidential campaign. Guatemala’s Constitutional Court has blocked the expulsion order, which was […]