Guatemalan prosecutor moves to strip president-elect's immunity

Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo attends a press conference outside the Supreme court of Justice in Guatemala City, Guatemala November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Cristina Chiquin

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan prosecutor moved to strip President-elect Bernardo Arevalo of his immunity from prosecution on Thursday, in the latest escalation of a political crisis that critics say is an undemocratic scheme aimed at overturning the election results.

Prosecutor Angel Sanchez, who works under Attorney General Consuelo Porras, accused Arevalo and his running mate of complicity in the takeover of the capital's San Carlos University last year, blaming them of damaging cultural assets, illicit association and influence trafficking.