People wave Guatemalan national flags during a demonstration to demand the resignation of Guatemalan President Otto Perez in downtown Guatemala City, August 29, 2015. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan congressional committee on Saturday recommended that President Otto Perez be stripped of immunity from prosecution over his suspected involvement in a customs racket, paving the way for a full vote in Congress in the coming days.
The five-member congressional committee told a news conference that Congress could vote on their recommendation as early as Tuesday. Presidential immunity can be lifted with a vote in favour by at least two-thirds of the 158-member Congress.
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