Guatemala Chief Prosecutor raids the Electoral Tribunal to obstruct presidential election result

Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 09:16 UTC

Guatemala's political crisis escalated last weekend as prosecutors raided the country's top electoral tribunal searching for documents related to August presidential election. Agents of the Attorney General's Office entered the headquarters of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and confiscated the official lists of results from the polling stations.

Police officers shoved and wrestled with judges from the tribunal as prosecutors sought to seize the tally sheets of votes.

Video footage showed justices holding tight to boxes as police tried to remove them as part of raids to investigate spurious claims of voting fraud.

“This is another chapter in the history of our country. We can only hope that it will end well,” said Justice Blanca Alfaro in a tearful voice. “The election result has already been officially declared, this cannot be changed.”

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