Guatemala's Supreme Court strips anti-corruption judge of immunity

FILE PHOTO: Judge Pablo Xitumul speaks during the trial of former Guatemala's Vice-President Roxana Baldetti, who was found guilty of fraud, influence trafficking and illicit association over a government contract, the first of several cases she faces in Guatemala City, Guatemala, October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's highest court announced on Wednesday it had revoked immunity from prosecution for Judge Pablo Xitumul, a prominent anti-graft crusader, in the latest setback in the fight against corruption in the Central American nation.

Xitumul is a judge in the country's high-risk courts, which were created after the U.N.-backed anti-corruption commission CICIG pushed reforms to investigate organized crime and corruption.