Guatemalan Vice President Roxana Baldetti listens to questions at a news conference at the presidential house in Guatemala City, April 19, 2015. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled lawmakers could revoke the vice president's immunity from prosecution to face a probe over a customs corruption racket allegedly led by her personal secretary.
The court ruled there was sufficient evidence to justify an investigation of Vice President Roxana Baldetti after intercepted phone calls linked her to alleged bribery to avoid customs taxes.
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