This Wednesday, February 21, the second “inter-institutional work” meeting was held between the Attorney General and Head of the Public Ministry (MP), María Consuelo Porras Argueta, and the Minister of the Interior, Francisco Jiménez, who delved into several related topics. with national security, reported the Prosecutor’s Office.
He noted that this second meeting is “with the aim of following up on the coordination of inter-institutional efforts in favor of the Guatemalan population.”
It was detailed that, among the topics addressed during the meeting are actions in the fight once morest extortion, scams, drug activity and crimes once morest life, among others; In addition, the MP assures that joint progress and results of the Inter-institutional Center once morest Narcoactivity in Guatemala “CICNAG” were also presented, in order to “generate the corresponding coordination so that the project continues to advance.”
In a statement, the Prosecutor’s Office indicated that the four vice ministers of the Interior, officials of the Penitentiary System and the National Civil Police also participated in the meeting, while for the MP the general secretary, general undersecretaries, and regional prosecutors.
Secretaries, undersecretaries, directors and heads of administrative agencies also participated, as well as prosecutors from the Prosecutor’s Office once morest the Crime of Extortion, Crimes of Narcoactivity, Crimes once morest the Life and Integrity of Persons, once morest Transnational Crimes, Women and the Unit. Immediate Reaction.
First meet
On February 7, Jiménez, representing President Bernardo Arévalo, met with Porras to discuss strategies once morest extortion and drug trafficking.
This meeting took place following two failed attempts to arrange an appointment between the president and the official.
Jiménez proposed to dialogue with the attorney general regarding institutional methodologies and strategies to address crimes related to extortion and drug trafficking, as detailed in a letter published on his official accounts on social networks.
They decline meeting
The Government of Guatemala declined this Wednesday the invitation to participate in a meeting with the attorney general, Consuelo Porras, accused of “undermining” democracy, because they consider that the MP is not “committed” to the fight once morest corruption.
“We have received an invitation from the Attorney General’s Office to attend a meeting. However, in a few moments we will decline that invitation,” the national anti-corruption commissioner, Santiago Palomo Vila, said in a video broadcast by X.
“The Government has the will to work with all actors who are committed to fighting corruption and we do not see that commitment in the Public Ministry,” added Palomo.
And he noted that they expect the Prosecutor’s Office to fulfill its “constitutional function of investigating,” as well as emphasizing that they are “focused on fighting corruption head-on.”
The Guatemalan Prosecutor’s Office invited Palomo Vila last Tuesday, through a letter signed by Porras, to participate in a meeting scheduled for next Thursday within the framework of “the responsibility that the State has to guarantee life, freedom, justice, security, peace and the integral development of Guatemalans through the various public institutions that provide services that guarantee the full enjoyment of these rights.”
The Government of Bernardo Arévalo had agreed at the beginning of February to work with the Prosecutor’s Office following a meeting between Porras and the Minister of the Interior (Interior) following two failed attempts to make an appointment between the president and the official in the midst of a tense atmosphere. .
The invitation was also given on the same day that the Government of Canada sanctioned the attorney general, two prosecutors and a judge for “corruption and flagrant and systematic violations” of human rights, having “worked tirelessly to undermine democracy and prevent the peaceful transition of power.”
This sanction is already added to those made by the United States and the European Union, which have also accused Consuelo Porras of corruption, who is the head of the Attorney General’s Office that carried out a series of judicial actions to supposedly prevent the president’s inauguration. Bernardo Arévalo de León last January.
with information from EFE
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