Las Ancestral Authorities of the K’iche’s, Chortis, Kaqchikel, Poqoman and Tz’utujil peoples, announced that they will hold a march against corruption in the historic center of the capital.
This protest is against corruption and in demand that the will of the population expressed at the polls be respected. For the second consecutive day the demonstrations continue this Tuesday.
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The call announces that the march will leave this morning, at 8:00 am, from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and will head towards the Congress of the Republic. Well, the objective of this demonstration is to protest against “corrupt deputies, prosecutors and judges.”
This measure is in addition to those carried out last Monday, where community representatives began the protests. Among them, the 48 Cantons of Totonicapán and the Indigenous Municipality of Sololá, held the first sit-ins. They made them in front of the offices of the Public Ministry (MP) in various municipalities and departmental capitals.
For the second consecutive day, residents and authorities of the 48 Cantons, hold a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the @MPguatemala of Totonicapán, to request the resignation of the Attorney General, Consuelo Porras, and Rafael Curruchiche, head of the FECI. pic.twitter.com/SKb0mTC3IS
– CRNNoticias (@CRN_Noticias) September 5, 2023
According to these organizations, what they are looking for is for the attorney general, Consuelo Porras, and the head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Impunity (FECI), Rafael Curruchiche, to present their complaint to the position, since they are accused of wanting to break the constitutional order and of disrespecting the will of the people, which was expressed with the result of the second electoral round.
Ancestral Authorities give a deadline for the resignation of Porras and Curruchiche
The Indigenous Mayor’s Office even gave until this Wednesday, September 6, for Porras and Curruchiche to resign from office. Otherwise they announced that they will take to the streets to demonstrate.
#NOW 🚨 Consuelo Porras has 48 hours to resign as Attorney General
👉🏽 “If you still have a bit of shame, let you resign,” the Indigenous Mayor of Sololá demands in a statement.
👉🏽 They also demand the resignation of the FECI prosecutor, Rafael Curruchiche and… pic.twitter.com/CCOcBUaaH0
— Community Press Km169 (@PrensaComunitar) September 4, 2023
In the petition they call on the president Alejandro Giammattei, so that he is the one who requests the resignation of the aforementioned, but they also ask that the immunity of the Seventh Criminal Instance Judge, Fredy Orellana, be removed, who issued the order to withdraw the legal personality of the Seed Movement party.
#DefensaDeLaDemocracia Thousands of citizens demand the resignation of Consuelo Porras, Attorney General of the MP.
➡️We mapped all the municipalities in the country, where protests were held at the headquarters of the @MPguatemala at the national level #4S. 📢
Vea… pic.twitter.com/IVz9aAdiqb
— Community Press Km169 (@PrensaComunitar) September 5, 2023
