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The Guatemala Example: Is it a model for bringing corrupt Ukraine officials to justice?
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| People take part in a demonstration demanding an end to corruption, at Constitution Square in front of the Culture Palace in Guatemala City on June 11, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / JOHAN ORDONEZ |
A government and judiciary ridden with graft continue to hobble Ukraine’s fight against corruption, leading many to consider the situation hopeless.
But the Central American nation of Guatemala has managed to extricate itself from a similar situation, establishing rule of law after decades of corrupt rule.
Manfredo Marroquin, Transparency International’s Guatemala director, was in Kyiv this week to promote his country’s path in breaking impunity.The path included allowing a team of international investigators to come and build corruption cases for independent local prosecutors.
The initiative has been wildly successful, landing Guatemala’s president, vice president and two directors of the country’s tax collection agency in prison.
Marroquin said that all segments of Guatemalan society have taken notice – the private sector, the press, the military and government officials.
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