Guatemala's President Otto Perez gives his annual state of the union address in Guatemala City January 14, 2014. REUTERS/William Gularte
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan President Otto Perez said on Wednesday the era of diplomatic bribery was over, a day after one of his predecessors admitted to taking $2.5 million from Taiwan in return for continuing to recognise the country against the wishes of China.
Former President Alfonso Portillo on Tuesday pleaded guilty in a federal court in New York to a charge of money laundering conspiracy, nearly a year after he was extradited from his home country to face a U.S. indictment unveiled in 2010.
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