A demonstrator walks by fireworks during a protest against Guatemala's President Jimmy Morales outside the Congress in Guatemala City, Guatemala September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala deployed members of the feared Kaibil special forces unit on Wednesday to stop protesters from interrupting a session of parliament, triggering anger among opposition leaders who say President Jimmy Morales is using the military to cow critics.
The deployment of thousands of police and soldiers was the latest example of Morales resorting to displays of military strength since he announced the shuttering of a U.N.-backed anti-graft commission late last month.
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