Probe begins into alleged bribe involving Guatemala’s president
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Anti-corruption prosecutors are investigating an alleged bribe from Russian businessmen to President Alejandro Giammattei.
Prosecutors in Guatemala have begun an investigation into allegations that Russian businessmen paid a bribe to President Alejandro Giammattei to obtain a dock in one of the country’s main ports, the attorney general’s office said on Friday. Juan Luis Pantaleon, spokesman for the Guatemalan attorney general’s office, said anti-corruption prosecutors had opened the probe, underlining that Giammattei was not currently under investigation because no impeachment proceedings had begun. Patricia Letona, a spokeswoman for Giammattei, said the president’s office had no immediate comment on the matter.More Related News