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Caribbean-Latin America
Guatemala murder scandal could threaten the presidency
2009-05-21
We need to keep a careful eye south of the border. Mexico is a mess, FARC is still active in Colombia, Hugo is creating a disaster in Venezuela, Argentina is melting down again, and commies are back in charge in Nicaragua. Now this.
GUATEMALA CITY AND MEXICO CITY - The scandal surrounding accusations that Guatemala's president orchestrated the murder of a prominent lawyer is intensifying -- deepening divisions in a country still recovering from a 36-year civil war. It is also, according to some analysts, handing the country its greatest threat to democracy since that war ended in 1996.

Tens of thousands of Guatemalans have taken to the streets since a video emerged in which Rodrigo Rosenberg, the lawyer, accused Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom and three others of murder and corruption.

Mr. Rosenberg, who was shot dead while riding his bike on May 10, recorded the video days earlier, saying in it that: "If you are watching this, it is because I was murdered by President Alvaro Colom, with the help of Gustavo Alejos," the president's secretary.
Posted by:Steve White

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