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Hundreds protest ouster of Guatemalan anti-graft crusader

Hundreds protest ouster of Guatemalan anti-graft crusader

SOFIA MENCHU HUNDREDS of Guatemalans have protested outside the presidential palace against the ouster of anti-graft fighter Juan Francisco Sandoval, who fled the country overnight after being stripped of his post in a move that sparked a global outcry. Sandoval, who had led the Guatemalan Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI) until Friday, fled to the Salvadoran border in the wee hours of Saturday, according to the country's human rights ombudsman Jordan Rodas. "The decision was made to safeguard his life," Rodas told Reuters. Guatemala's Attorney General Maria Porras removed Sandoval from his post on Friday as the head of…
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