Ahead of elections, Guatemala’s strides and setbacks in justice

Guatemala has been held up as a model in the region for fighting corruption. The International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) is a United Nations-backed investigative body that launched more than a decade ago to root out some of the most “untouchable” cases of corruption, drug trafficking, genocide, money laundering, and other high-profile crimes in the country. CICIG investigations have implicated three former presidents, and when President Jimmy Morales won the 2015 election, he supported its mission.

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