Key player in Guatemala corruption scandal turns himself in


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  • Tuesday, 06 Oct 2015

Juan Carlos Monzon Rojas, former private aide of former Vice President Roxanna Baldetti, gestures during a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Guatemala City, October 5, 2015. REUTERS/Josue Decavele

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - An aide to Guatemala's former vice president turned himself into authorities on Monday to face charges over his role in a customs fraud case that has brought down the country's president and his one-time boss, officials said on Monday.

Juan Carlos Monzon turned himself in at the main courts building in Guatemala City in the early hours of Monday, the country's prosecutor's office said on its Twitter account.

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