Guatemala City, Feb 27, 2026 (AFP) - Veteran Guatemala journalist denounces 'corrupt pact' threatening free speech

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2026-02-27

A veteran Guatemalan journalist, who spent over three years behind bars after investigating high-level corruption, accused the justice system in an AFP interview of operating like a "criminal" organization, driven by a "corrupt pact." Jose Ruben Zamora, the founder of what was once one of Guatemala's biggest newspapers, El Periodico, was arrested in July 2022 after revealing alleged corruption implicating former president Alejandro Giammattei. He......

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