Guatemala Congress committee recommends ending Perez's immunity


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  • Saturday, 04 Jul 2015

Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina addresses the media in Guatemala City, June 11, 2015. REUTERS/Josue Decavele

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan congressional committee on Friday recommended President Otto Perez be stripped of his immunity from prosecution to face investigation over corruption scandals that have rocked his administration.

"We recommend that the investigating authority should be the one to determine whether there is any responsibility on the part of Perez," said opposition congressman Hugo Fernando Garcia, secretary of the committee looking into the matter.

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