US announces visa veto for Guatemalan congressmen who undermine democracy

The government of USA announced this Sunday visa restrictions for congressmen and other officials who “undermine“democracy in Guatemala after the raid carried out by that country’s Public Prosecutor’s Office on the electoral authority, which declared the winner of the Presidential elections switched to social democrat Bernardo Arevalo de León.

“We are taking active steps to impose visa restrictions on people who continue to undermine the democracy of the Guatemala“he noted in a statement Matthew Millerspokesperson for Department of State.

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This team includes “current and former members of Congress, judicial actors, and anyone else who engages in such behavior”, he detailed.

He Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) of Guatemala denounced this Saturday that the public ministry (Public Ministry) adds 18 hours of operation to its headquarters, which houses the election results.

Arévalo de León reiterated this Saturday that “coup d’etat”against his investiture, led by the attorney general and head of the Public Ministry, Consuelo Porrasamong other actors.

The government of U.S He highlighted today that “supports those seeking to safeguard democracy and the rule of law in Guatemala”.

He indicated that these people will not be eligible to enter the United States, which restricts visas to those “believed to be responsible, complicit or compromising democracy”.

“The United States is gravely concerned about ongoing efforts to undermine the peaceful transition of power in Guatemala to President-elect ArévaloMiller emphasized.

On the other hand, the official said that the United States also supports the ongoing work of the Special Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) to help with the presidential transition.

The State Department criticized that the Guatemalan Public Ministry “electoral material seized” in TSE custody after previous attempts to strip immunity from its election officials and raid their offices.

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The court detailed that prosecutors “kidnapped” the electoral records of the elections of June 25th and August 20th.

According to the same source, prosecutors and security force agents drew up the minutes amid moments of tension at the court headquarters.

Because of this, several TSE magistrates tried to block the prosecutors from leaving, arguing that democracy is being violated, as confirmed.

Source: Elcomercio

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