Guatemalan President Otto Perez has resigned, his spokesman said after
Congress stripped the leader of immunity over corruption allegations and
a warrant was issued for his arrest
His letter of resignation was signed late on Wednesday Sep 02,2015 and sent to the country's Congress, which was expected to hold an emergency session early on Thursday Sep 03,2015 to hand power to Vice President Alejandro Maldonado in line with the constitution, the presidential spokesman said.
Guatemalan President Otto Perez faces prosecution for allegedly masterminding a huge fraud scheme and on Tuesday he was stripped of his immunity due to organised corruption charges against him.
His letter of resignation was signed late on Wednesday Sep 02,2015 and sent to the country's Congress, which was expected to hold an emergency session early on Thursday Sep 03,2015 to hand power to Vice President Alejandro Maldonado in line with the constitution, the presidential spokesman said.
Guatemalan President Otto Perez faces prosecution for allegedly masterminding a huge fraud scheme and on Tuesday he was stripped of his immunity due to organised corruption charges against him.
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