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Weekly Report - 28 January 2010 (WR-10-04)
GUATEMALA: Portillo to be extradited to the US?
The US this week charged former president Alfonso Portillo
(2000-2004), with money laundering via US banks, and requested his extradition.
Portillo's subsequent arrest, after a brief spell at large, signals yet another
victory for the UN-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala
(Cicig), still basking in its recent success over the Rosenberg case [WR-10-03].
Cicig's chief, Carlos Castresana, spelt out its significance in
terms of illustrating that “nobody is above the law".
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