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Weekly Report - 26 November 2015 (WR-15-47)
GUATEMALA: Cicig names next priority
The United Nations (UN)-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (Cicig) this month presented its eighth annual report on its work in the country. Tasked with investigating the infiltration of state institutions by criminal organisations, the 148-member Cicig has had a remarkable year: together with the attorney general’s office (AG), its exposure of the so-called La Línea corruption ring in the tax authorities ultimately forced both Otto Pérez Molina and Roxana Baldetti to resign as president and vice-president respectively – a move unprecedented for the country. Cicig says the next focus of its investigations will be the health sector, which the human rights ombudsman (PDH) recently warned is in crisis.
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