Former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina was released from prison after posting bond of more than $10.3 million quetzales ($1.3 million), according to his lawyer. The former president was convicted
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Former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina was released from prison after posting bond of more than $10.3 million quetzales ($1.3 million), according to his lawyer. The former president was convicted
Though free on bond, Pérez Molina, who was found guilty in a massive corruption scheme, could be returned to prison in the future, and will have to check in with authorities frequently.
Former Guatemalan President Otto Perez entered house arrest after being imprisoned since 2015 on a corruption conviction, his lawyer said on Thursday. Perez, a retired general, governed the Central American nation from 2012 until 2015, when he was forced to resign with just four months left in his term amid protests over graft scandals. The ex-president left prison on Wednesday evening, his lawyer, Cesar Calderon, told Reuters.