GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan court decided on Thursday to take to trial a case against a well-known Guatemalan journalist who was arrested four months ago on charges of money laundering, influence peddling and blackmail.
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Guatemala City, Aug 9 (EFE).- A judge here ruled Tuesday that Guatemalan prosecutors had sufficient evidence to prosecute respected journalist Jose Ruben Zamora Marroquin, one of the most prominent critics of President Alejandro Giammattei. Fredy Orellana authorized the prosecution to move forward with charges of blackmail, money laundering and influence-peddling. Zamora, founder and editor of …
After surviving a grenade attack, an abduction and multiple episodes of official harassment, Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora Marroquin finds himself behind bars on the orders of a prosecutor l. Muck-raking Guatemalan journalist says arrest won't silence him | World | English edition | Agencia EFE