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Guatemala to withdraw from UN-backed anti-corruption body

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/guatemala-withdraw-backed-anti-corruption-body-190107232649418.html Guatemala City, Guatemala – The government of Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales has said it is withdrawing from a UN-backed anti-corruption commission and is giving the body’s staff 24 hours to leave the country, in a move that drew criticism from human rights groups and constitutional lawyers. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Morales accused the International Commission Against Impunity in… Read more »