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Weekly Report - 30 May 2013 (WR-13-21)
GUATEMALA: The wheels of justice keep turning
“An important affirmation of the rule of law and due process”. This was the response by the US embassy in Guatemala to the extradition of former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo (2000-2004), who was handed over to the US on 24 May to face money laundering charges. The timing of Portillo’s extradition has met with scepticism, coming less than a week after the constitutional court (CC) attracted international criticism for its decision to overturn the conviction of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt (1982-1983) of genocide and crimes against humanity [WR-13-20]. The latest move against Portillo has also fanned suspicions regarding the power wielded by the influential private sector lobby, Cacif, which came out strongly against Ríos Montt’s conviction; Portillo was the one Guatemalan president in recent years not to have had Cacif’s backing.
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