Guatemalan ex-President Perez enters house arrest after 8 years in prison

Former Guatemalan President Otto Perez entered house arrest after being imprisoned since 2015 on a corruption conviction, his lawyer said on Thursday. Perez, a retired general, governed the Central American nation from 2012 until 2015, when he was forced to resign with just four months left in his term amid protests over graft scandals. The … Continue reading Guatemalan ex-President Perez enters house arrest after 8 years in prison