Guatemala court sentences journalist to 6 years in prison for money laundering

By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced Jose Zamora, a well-known journalist whose work has criticized successive governments, to six years in prison for money laundering in a case that rights groups have branded an attack on free speech. Zamora has said the case against him is a "political persecution" by Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei due

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