Guatemalan Journalist Critical of President Charged With Four Felonies – By Agence France-Presse (VOA News) / Aug 9, 2022
GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA — Guatemalan prosecutors charged journalist Jose Ruben Zamora with crimes including money laundering and blackmail.
Zamora was arrested last week and the offices of El Periodico, a newspaper he founded that has accused key political figures in the country of corruption, were raided.
The publication’s staff denounced the actions as retaliation for its previous reporting on President Alejandro Giammattei, as well as Attorney General Consuelo Porras, whom the United States designated earlier this year for “significant corruption.”
Prosecutor Cinthya Monterroso on Monday charged Zamora with money laundering, conspiracy, influence peddling and blackmail.
