How Foreigners Were Accomplices to Electoral Fraud in Guatemala (Spanish)
Jos\xe9 Luis Gonz\xe1lez Dub\xf3n\u2014a Guatemalan lawyer, university professor, and independent journalist\u2014explains the irregularities associated with President-Elect Bernardo Ar\xe9valo\u2019s Semilla party. These include more than 8,000 forged signatures used to register the party. He contends that international community members such as the Organization of American States were accomplices to electoral fraud and favored their preferred candidate: Ar\xe9valo.\n\nFor Gonz\xe1lez, Ar\xe9valo should not take office in January 2024 because it is immoral and unlawful. If Ar\xe9valo does not take office, he explains, Congress must elect a temporary president and vice president until Guatemala holds a new presidential election. \n\nGonz\xe1lez contends that the US State Department\u2019s modus operandi in Guatemala is to sanction its adversaries\u2014anyone who promotes sovereignty and the rule of law\u2014by revoking their US travel visas. He adds that the State Department has violated laws in the United States and Guatemala by applying the Engel List arbitrarily in Guatemala, where civilians and politicians have seen their US visas revoked. \n\nShow notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2023/12/14/how-foreigners-were-accomplices-to-electoral-fraud-in-guatemala/