Guatemala's new anti-graft tsar sets sights on government 'ghost jobs'


  • World
  • Friday, 28 Feb 2020

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Widespread government "ghost jobs" will likely be among the first targets of Guatemala's new anti-corruption tsar, the official said on Thursday, although the commission he heads has more limited scope than its powerful U.N.-backed predecessor.

The commission under President Alejandro Giammattei will announce next week its first areas of investigation, and no-show or ghost jobs suspected to exist in government departments are among the first targets, the official said in an interview.

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