Guatemala City, Jun 14 (EFE).- After a trial plagued by irregularities, an award-winning journalist who exposed corruption in the administration of Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei was sentenced here Wednesday to six years in prison for money laundering. Jose Ruben Zamora Marroquin, the founder and editor of El Periodico newspaper, was acquitted on charges of blackmail …
Guatemala City, May 2 (EFE).- One of Guatemala’s most respected journalists went on trial here Tuesday nine months after his arrest on charges of blackmail, money laundering and influence-peddling. “They are going to convict me in this trial,” Jose Ruben Zamora Marroquin told reporters as he entered the courthouse in Guatemala City, noting that the …
By David Toro Escobar Guatemala City, Feb 28 (EFE).- One of Guatemala’s most respected journalists marked seven months behind bars Tuesday by accusing the government of President Alejandro Giammattei of punishing him for his newspaper’s exposure of official corruption. “I have the conviction that I am in prison and isolated for the success of El …
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