Guatemalan ex-President Perez enters house arrest after 8 years in prison

FILE PHOTO: Former Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina talks to the media after being found guilty of a corruption case during his administration, at the judicial building, in Guatemala City, Guatemala December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria/File Photo

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan President Otto Perez entered house arrest after being imprisoned since 2015 on a corruption conviction, his lawyer said on Thursday.

Perez, a retired general, governed the Central American nation from 2012 until 2015, when he was forced to resign with just four months left in his term amid protests over graft scandals.