Guatemala - Anti-corruption setback

The firing of Sandoval means prosecutions are unlikely in the short term. But this may spur the creation of more effective regional investigatory bodies.

Late last week, Attorney General Consuelo Porras removed Juan Francisco Sandoval as the head of Guatemala’s Special Prosecutor’s Office against Impunity (FECI). A few quick points on that issue.

A blow to US efforts. In the short term, this would seem to harm US efforts to crack down on corruption in Central America. After all, Vice President Kamala Harr…