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Guatemala protests
JOSÉ ZEPEDA 13 October 2017
Guatemala has witnessed massive social protests against President Jimmy Morales and the connivance of 107 lawmakers who enacted a law protecting the corrupt. Español
Carlos Fuentes was in Guatemala in 2001, invited by UNICEF, for the delivery of prizes for communication. On that occasion he said that corruption was the evillest form of stealing from the poor. He's right. More so if those crimes are perpetrated in a country with a large majority of poor, 59% of the population, figure that increases to 76 per cent in rural areas and 49% of children suffer from chronic malnutrition.
In recent days, Guatemala has experienced massive social protests over allegations of corruption against President Jimmy Morales and connivance of 107 members of Parliament that enacted a law that protects the corrupt.
These two events have generated the dissatisfaction of a social spectrum ranging from students to small entrepreneurs, the homeowners to professionals. Fatigue overtakes politics and rage is above any ideological consideration.
More:
https://www.opendemocracy.net/democraciaabierta/jos-cepeda/guatemala-protests