Still no additional evidence in the story of the murdered lawyer. But that has not stopped a growing movement of people against the president...
AP News:
"Thousands of Guatemalans protested Sunday to demand the president resign over accusations that he ordered a lawyer killed, a scandal threatening the rule of the country's first leftist leader more than 50 years..."
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Sunday, May 17, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
NEWS: A lawyer and a president
As of today, it looks like the biggest news in the country is a scandal involving a murdered lawyer and Guatemala’s president. Tell me if this sounds like a movie:
On May 10, 2009, Rodrigo Rosenberg—a lawyer—was riding his bike in Guatemala City. “Unknown assailants” shot and killed him.
On May 11, a video surfaced. Rosenberg made a tape before he died! And on this tape Rosenberg, talking directly into the camera, stated that should anything happen to him (like, say, being murdered while biking—ed.), President Alvaro Colom should be blamed.
Apparently, Rosenberg was a vocal opponent of Colom and recently accused Colom in the murders of Khalil Musa and Musa’s daughter in April of this year. You can read all about it here.
Now, apparently, protestors have taken to the street demanding an investigation into President Colom.
I know nothing about the president or Rosenberg. Therefore, I have no opinion. We’ll have to wait and see whether the political unrest, which appears minor at the moment, will escalate if/when more evidence surfaces.
BTW: If you want to learn more about Guatemala, you can check out the CIA World Factbook page.
On May 10, 2009, Rodrigo Rosenberg—a lawyer—was riding his bike in Guatemala City. “Unknown assailants” shot and killed him.
On May 11, a video surfaced. Rosenberg made a tape before he died! And on this tape Rosenberg, talking directly into the camera, stated that should anything happen to him (like, say, being murdered while biking—ed.), President Alvaro Colom should be blamed.
Apparently, Rosenberg was a vocal opponent of Colom and recently accused Colom in the murders of Khalil Musa and Musa’s daughter in April of this year. You can read all about it here.
Now, apparently, protestors have taken to the street demanding an investigation into President Colom.
I know nothing about the president or Rosenberg. Therefore, I have no opinion. We’ll have to wait and see whether the political unrest, which appears minor at the moment, will escalate if/when more evidence surfaces.
BTW: If you want to learn more about Guatemala, you can check out the CIA World Factbook page.
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