Chile lives crisis, Bachelet announces new cabinet
Michelle Bachelet is the president re-elected in Chile that proposed various changes to the state modernization. It increased tax rates for certain sectors, implemented free education programs and amended the constitution to end an outdated electoral system. Never the less, recently it has been immersed in the eye of the storm after scandals over campaign financing from illegal sources involving a number of senior government officials.
Likewise, the crisis was exacerbated with the accusation that Sebastián Dávalos, the presidents son of influence peddling.
In response to the crisis, President Michelle Bachelet called for the resignation of her entire cabinet, in order to return to democracy. According to statements by the president itself, the cabinet reshuffle looks to continue being, equity and security of Chileans. The new cabinet was formed by Rodrigo Valdes (Minster of Finance), Ernesto Ottone (Minister of Culture), Marcelo Diaz (Government Secretary), Jorge Insunza (Secretary of the Presidency), Marcos Barraza (Social Development). With these changes, Michelle Bachelet hopes to raise its popularity, as polls show her approval rating has never been so low.
Monday, May 11, 2015
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Mexico: Rescue more than 100 immigrants
Rescue more than 100 immigrants
In search of better quality of life, every day hundreds of immigrants seeking to cross the border into the United States through Mexico. This has become a nest of opportunities for all kinds of illegal activity, among these, the exotrsión and illegal trafficking of people. This time, the focus was on Axapusco city, located about 65 kilometers from Mexico City, capital of Mexico.
In the town of Axapusco, a band of smugglers settled housing, even with electric fences to retain immigrants without them could escape. The way they operated, which was retained to victims and were threatened that they were going to deliver to organized crime groups, if they did not provide phone numbers of relatives to demand money for his ransom. It is known that some of the hostages took more than five weeks.
The authorities were able to trace the whereabouts of 103 people, including:
14 under
19 female
33 Guatemalans
23 Salvadorans
23 Indians
5 Sri Lankans
18 Hondurans
According to the official police report of Mexico, it is one of the abductees immediately escaped and reported the incident to the authorities. an operation that resulted in the rescue of all the hostages, who were in perfect physical condition was performed, as well as capturing the five smugglers, including the Guatemalan who made the complaint was. This was pointed out by the hostages as part of the criminal structure.
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Rescatan a mas de 100 migrantes en poder de traficantes
In search of better quality of life, every day hundreds of immigrants seeking to cross the border into the United States through Mexico. This has become a nest of opportunities for all kinds of illegal activity, among these, the exotrsión and illegal trafficking of people. This time, the focus was on Axapusco city, located about 65 kilometers from Mexico City, capital of Mexico.
In the town of Axapusco, a band of smugglers settled housing, even with electric fences to retain immigrants without them could escape. The way they operated, which was retained to victims and were threatened that they were going to deliver to organized crime groups, if they did not provide phone numbers of relatives to demand money for his ransom. It is known that some of the hostages took more than five weeks.
The authorities were able to trace the whereabouts of 103 people, including:
14 under
19 female
33 Guatemalans
23 Salvadorans
23 Indians
5 Sri Lankans
18 Hondurans
According to the official police report of Mexico, it is one of the abductees immediately escaped and reported the incident to the authorities. an operation that resulted in the rescue of all the hostages, who were in perfect physical condition was performed, as well as capturing the five smugglers, including the Guatemalan who made the complaint was. This was pointed out by the hostages as part of the criminal structure.
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Rescatan a mas de 100 migrantes en poder de traficantes
Monday, April 13, 2015
Guatemala: Sinibaldi leaves Partido Patriota
Alejandro Sinibaldi was Communications Minister during the actual Government and he left the public charge to dedicate his time for his presidential campaign as the upcoming candidate of the official party. Nevertheless, on Sunday April 19th in a press conference he stated his plans as a politician.
Links to the news:
Sinibaldi renuncia de la Secretaria General del Partido Patriota
Sinibaldi renuncia del Partido Patriota
According to his declarations, the decision of leaving the Party wasn't something recent.
He didn't made any public appearances for a month and during this time he met with the President to talk about his future. According to Sinibaldi Otto Perez Molina showed respectful and understood the reasons he gave to quit from the official party. On the next days, he will give a press conference to let know about his future in politics, because he claims to have several invitations from different political organizations, congressmen and majors. But, he hasn't decided yet what he will do.
The Reasons:
Adlelgedly there are differences among the Vice President Roxana Baldetti who was blocking the way to achieve his campaign objectives. He also declared that the latest scandals in which the Vice President was involved were several drops that flooded the glass and he said that he didn't shared anymore the party's criteria.
The scandals which Sinibaldi made reference were escentially the one from Amatitlan's Lake, a 137 million quetzales project (about $17 millions ) that pretended reduce the water's contamination with a "magical liquid" of dubious origin. The crisis of public health in which there is not enough food, medicine and working material for laundry and medical labs, as well as the most recent one, in which the Vice President might be involved in a band of transnational defrauders.
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Sinibaldi renuncia de la Secretaria General del Partido Patriota
Sinibaldi renuncia del Partido Patriota
Friday, March 13, 2015
Argentina: Alberto Nisman, How did it happen?
Investigation leads to new theory on Nisman's case
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Alberto Nisman was a prosecutor investigating the AMIA bombing in Argentina. During his research, he accused Iran of being responsible of the attack. Also, it is known, that he was about to accuse Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez for helping cover the former Iranian army officials involved in the attack that took around 90 lives in 1994.
One day before he was supposed to give his testimony on Iran's alleged involvement, he was found dead at his home. First declarations said he committed suicide with.22 caliber gun. Then the story gives a sudden turn due to the circumstances in which the prosecutor was found in his bathroom, pointed that it was a cold blood murder.
Suspects
Investigations are being made, and there's a whole story behind the suspects, intellectual and material. It's been said that the main suspect is the prosecutor's employee as the main suspect, because it is known that he gave Nisman the gun, was the last person to see him alive, and there's other ltheory that he might even had keys for his apartment.
Latest Report
Judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado discarded the suicide theory, and Osvaldo Raffo who is a prestigious coroner behind Arroyo's investigation has given new statement on what may have really happened: Nisman was kneeling at the moment of his death.
According to the report, Nisman didnt have traces of blood on the back, head or arms. Besides, having a height of 6 foot, leads to the conclusion that he was in a lower position than the attacker, probable below him and to the left, due to the blood stains in the room.
Also the hypothesis of a suicide may be discarded, because there's no blood trace in Nisman's right hand, which suggests that something might been have covering his hand, such as the attacker's hand.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Guatemala: Vice President from the US visits Guatemala. Roxana Baldetti the big absence
Vice President from the US visits Guatemala. Roxana Baldetti the big absence
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On March the 2nd, the Vice President from the United States, Joe Biden, made his second visit to Guatemala. He was supposed to have a reunion with the members of the Northern triangle of Central America to discuss matters of financing and prioritizing a regional plan to stop the immigration, increase the public security and also against corruption.
The visit lasted three days, having a very rigorous protocol schedule to fulfill all the activities they were supposed to cover. It's important to mention, that this second visit was slightly different from the first one, due to the fact that Guatemalan Vice President, Roxana Baldetti, was left out from all the activities.
During the visit held on 2014, the protocol was that the Guatemalan Vice President had to welcome and receive its similar from the United States. This time, things were completely different, the one in charge of receiveng Mr. Biden was Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina with his wife Rosa Leal. Therefore, the abrupt change has created a lot of expectations as well as versions of what may have happened.
The official party, gave a public conference to provide an explanation about the Vice President's absence saying that Baldetti was in a trip in Europe, without specifying the details on the purpose of the trip. Prensa Libre said she was supporting one of his sons in the US because he was suffering from severe injuries and he needed medical treatment.
Nevertheless, there are other versions of the story. In a non official statement, it has been said that the organizers of the event wanted Roxana Baldetti out of any activities with Mr. Biden. It's known that he even brought his wife, so the protocol would've demanded the presence of Otto Perez Molina's wife rather than the Vice President's. There are two different theories about this request. Firstly, because it has been said that she was trying to persuade the congress to remove CICIG (an institution against crime and corruption from ONU) from Guatemala, and the US wants the institution to keep working in Guatemala. Secondly, because Roxana Baldetti seem to have strong connections with the drug trafficker known as "La Reina del Sur" Marlloy Chacon. Apparently, an important character of international affairs, such as Joe Biden, cant afford to share public activities with someone accused and being investigated for corruption.
Guatemala: Gun attack against two journalists
Journalists murder under suspicious conditions
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On Tuesday, March the 10th, two journalists were shot to death in Suchitepequez, Mazatenango. According to eye witnesses, three journalists, Jose Danilo Lopez from Prensa Libre, Federico Salazar and Marvin Tunchez from Radio Nuevo Mundo were walking in the park and all of a sudden, two suspects approached them in a blue motorcycle, and attacked them with shot guns. Lopez and Salazar died in the scene, while Tunchez was taken to a local hospital severely injured.
According to the first investigations, there's a version that a third person was involved and in charge of letting the attackers in motorcyle know when to make the attack. One of the suspects was captured by the police in a nearby area.
This case have had a lot of attention from the media because one of the journalists involved had been threatened since 2008 for making some notes on San Lorenzo Suchitepequez Mayor, Jose Linares Rojas and Juan Manuel Delgado, former Mazatenango's mayor. According to a written claim made by Danilo Lopez in July 9th, 2013, he was warned by the mayor that if he didn't quit publishing about him, he would face terrible consequences because he was dealing with someone "with power and money."
The reports written by Jose Danilo Lopez are about Q2.8 million missing from the municipality and that the mayor reported were invested in public constructions. Is not known yet if the attack had to do with some reports the journalists were about to publish about the same mayor or if they would have been working in involving a bigger net of corruption in that Department.
Guatemalan Press Association and other activists have been working on paceful marchs demanding respect for life, profession and freedom of speech.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Mexico: Capture of Omar Treviño
Last week, mexican police arrested the leader of the Zetas cartel in an early morning near the city of Monterrey.
Alejandro "Omar" Treviño Morales, who went by the name "Z-42," was seized in San Pedro Garza García – the wealthiest town in Latin America.
The media claim that it was a "clean capture" due to Treviño's peacefully giving himself up to the authorities.
Treviño Morales had a $5 million bounty placed on his head by the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), while the Mexican authorities offered a 30 million pesos reward for information leading to his arrest. In the US he was also wanted for drug trafficking.
He had taken the helm of the cartel – which controls much of the north east of Mexico, and thus a large part of the strategically-vital border with the US – in July 2013, when his brother, Miguel Treviño Morales, was captured.
The family – Miguel, Omar and their brother Jose – were pillars of the Zetas cartel, which was formed in 2010 as a breakaway faction of the Gulf cartel.
Venezuela: US government announces new sanctions on Venezuela
Obama administration just threw an executive order announcing the targeting of seven Venezuelan officials, that the United States says, are involved in corruption in Venezuelan and violated human rights there.
The President of the United Stated stated that the target of those individuals, and that the Treasury Department is authorized as well to target other Venezuelan individuals. They claim that those peopole assets in the US will be frozen and prohibited form traveling to the country. Treasury will be able to add more people to their list.
"We are deeply concerned by the Venezuelan government's efforts to escalate intimidation of its political opponents. Venezuela's problems cannot be solved by criminalizing dissent," the White House said in a release. (cnbc.com)
Who are these officers?
Commander of the Strategic Defense Central Region Integral (REDI), Antonio Benavides Torres; the director of the political police SEBIN Gustavo González López; the president of the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana and former commander of the National Guard Noguera Just Pietri and prosecutor Katherine Haringhton.
The complete list of sanctioned officers is complete with the director of the Bolivarian National Police Manuel Pérez Urdaneta, the commander of the 31 Armoured Brigade of the Army Manuel Bernal Martinez and the Inspector General of the Armed Forces Miguel Vivas Landino.
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El Salvador: El Salvador announces a slow process and irregularities in vote counting
After having their elections past March 1st, El Salvador still has no answer about the final results.
Eventhough there are man groups and organizations showing their disconfort about the situation, Olivo said in an interview that no political party is going to tell them how to work.
"I'm telling you, you are not going to settle me down and I make you responsible for my personal intgrity" Olivo said.
El Salvador's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced the normalization of the vote counting process. Julio Olivo, the President of the TSE, called on voters to remain calm as the final vote count could take up to seven days. As they reported that the preliminary count was suspended due to a system failure in the digital electoral database and that the votes would be counted manually.
Opinion polls in the lead-up to the vote suggested that the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), which currently controls 31 seats, had an 11-point advantage over its right-wing political rival the ARENA party.
According to preliminary reports the FMLN has won 86 of the 262 mayorships of El Salvador in the March 1 elections, including the capital San Salvador.
Eventhough there are man groups and organizations showing their disconfort about the situation, Olivo said in an interview that no political party is going to tell them how to work.
"I'm telling you, you are not going to settle me down and I make you responsible for my personal intgrity" Olivo said.
The Elections:
At the beggining of the month, Salvadoran citizens voted for:
84 seats in Congress
262 mayors
3,000 municipal council members (aprox)
20 representatives for the Central American Parliament
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Monday, March 9, 2015
Nicaragua: It's a family matter
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Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, is violating the constitution by giving an official charge to his wife and kids.
During a visit to Costa Rica, this past January, Ortega named his wife Rosario Murillo "foreign minister", his daughters as special advisers and his son went holding a ministerial post.
This is just a clear example of how nepotism works during Ortega's Sandinista government. Since he was elected for the second time in 2007, Ortega has named his wife several times with different charges, as spokeswomen and chief of Communication and Citizenship Council , which allowes her to control several media outlets.
Also, in Nicaragua's news paper there are several poitings against Ortega's way of leading his governent.
Past January, La Prensa published that Ortega had named a Puerto Rican as a an Advisor.
Colombia: Colombia will extradit FARC leader , while investigating possible violation of ceasefire
The Colombian government authorized the extradition to The United States of the guerrilla leader of the FARC, Eduardo Cabrera alias El Cura requierd by a court of the district of New York for the crimes of drug trafficking.
El Cura was a mid-level commander of the Southern Block of the guerrilla group FARC, according to the authorities.
The charges brought against him are “conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and to manufacture and distribute cocaine with the knowledge and intent that the substance would be imported to the United States.” (colombia reports.co)
The insurgent was arrested in November 2013 in the southern department of Caquetá , in a joint operation of the Office, Army and Police. Cabrera is accused of being the link of the Southern Block of the FARC drug trafficking, and US officials blame the shipping of more than 500 thousand kilograms of cocaine to the US market .
El Cura was a mid-level commander of the Southern Block of the guerrilla group FARC, according to the authorities.
The charges brought against him are “conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and to manufacture and distribute cocaine with the knowledge and intent that the substance would be imported to the United States.” (colombia reports.co)
The insurgent was arrested in November 2013 in the southern department of Caquetá , in a joint operation of the Office, Army and Police. Cabrera is accused of being the link of the Southern Block of the FARC drug trafficking, and US officials blame the shipping of more than 500 thousand kilograms of cocaine to the US market .
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Colombia autorizó la extradición a EEUU de un líder de las FARC acusado de narcotráfico
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Cuba: Ex President Fidel Castro Reunites with "The Five"
The ex president of Cuba Fidel Castro met last Saturday with the Five Cuban agents who were imprisoned in the US for espionage, as related by the revolutionary leader in an article published Monday in the official media of the island.
"I received them on Saturday 28 February, 73 days after they stepped on Cuban territory," writes Fidel Castro at the beginning of his article, which states him as "happy" for this meeting, which lasted five hours, and held at the home of president.
The "Five Heroes Antiterroristas" as it is known in Cuba Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Rene Gonzalez and Fernando Gonzalez were arrested in 1998 in the US when the Federal Bureau of Investigation dismantled the network of Cuban espionage "Wasp" , acting in southern Florida, and were sentenced in 2001 to imprisonment.
In his article, Fidel Castro ex spies stresses that "never did any harm to the United States." "They tried to forestall and prevent terrorist acts against our people organized by US intelligence agencies that the whole world is well aware," the Cuban leader.
"I received them on Saturday 28 February, 73 days after they stepped on Cuban territory," writes Fidel Castro at the beginning of his article, which states him as "happy" for this meeting, which lasted five hours, and held at the home of president.
The "Five Heroes Antiterroristas" as it is known in Cuba Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Rene Gonzalez and Fernando Gonzalez were arrested in 1998 in the US when the Federal Bureau of Investigation dismantled the network of Cuban espionage "Wasp" , acting in southern Florida, and were sentenced in 2001 to imprisonment.
In his article, Fidel Castro ex spies stresses that "never did any harm to the United States." "They tried to forestall and prevent terrorist acts against our people organized by US intelligence agencies that the whole world is well aware," the Cuban leader.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Panama: Martinelli's Scandal
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Panama's ex President, Ricardo Martinelli, faces the justice, after being pointed for corruption during his government from 2009 to 2014.
Last monday, Panama's Supreme Court of Justice, rejected the appellation that he posed to oppose his prosecution for embezzling USD $45 millions from a State program. At an extraordinary meeting, the Court upheld its decision to approve a process is open to prosecute Martinelli. The former president, who ruled Panama from 2009 to 2014, is at the heart of a storm of political scandals for alleged acts of corruption committed during his government.
The Court, in a statement, "flatly rejected the two reviews" that Panamanian lawyer Rogelio Cruz and Raul Gonzalez filed against the decision of January preceding "who admitted the criminal case against Martinelli for alleged crimes against the public administration"
Accordingly, the board ordered that everything agreed in late January unanimously start running: to admit knowledge of the criminal case on Martinelli for alleged crimes against public administration and ask the Electoral Court to lift the immunity that has exgobernante in his capacity as president of the opposition Democratic Change and preventing criminal prosecution.
Faced with the decision of the Court in January, the ex President traveled to Guatemala to assert his immunity as a deputy of his country to the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) and supposedly be protected against possible charges against him. However, the Guatemalan former vice president Rafael Espada, president of the regional forum, said that it is false that the Panamanian politician is exempt from prosecution for belonging to that instance. "Martinelli has no immunity. If the Panamanian parliament does not give immunity, neither give us," said Espada.
After handing the presidency to Varela, Panama has been rocked by allegations of irregularities and corruption that occurred, presumably, within five years of management Martinelli.
Colombia: Santos sends military aides to negociate FARC ceasefires
President Juan Manuel Santos, will send a top delegation of military corps to negotiate a formal ceasefire with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Santos said during a forum for Colombia's peace celebrated in Madrid, that there will be traveling six persons from the military.
After more than two years of conversations with unevenness among Bogota and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Cuba, agreements have been reached in three points: agricultural development, political participation of the guerrillas and drug trafficking cease.
Nevertheless, there still remain two of the most delicate aspects. "We agreed that there will be discussed simultaneously the victims topic, transitional justice, which is the major issue, and the fifth point that is in fact, the cease of the conflict by a DDR: disarmament, demobilization and reimbursement" of the guerrilla to civil life, he explains.
" The cessation the definitive fire has to be negotiated under a few very clear rules, is a complex topic ", he has affirmed. For this motive " we have decided that they should be the own active military men those who negotiate in Havana" said the president, assuring to have informed the armed forces about the whole process of peace " inclusive in the secret phase ".
Santos said during a forum for Colombia's peace celebrated in Madrid, that there will be traveling six persons from the military.
After more than two years of conversations with unevenness among Bogota and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Cuba, agreements have been reached in three points: agricultural development, political participation of the guerrillas and drug trafficking cease.
Nevertheless, there still remain two of the most delicate aspects. "We agreed that there will be discussed simultaneously the victims topic, transitional justice, which is the major issue, and the fifth point that is in fact, the cease of the conflict by a DDR: disarmament, demobilization and reimbursement" of the guerrilla to civil life, he explains.
" The cessation the definitive fire has to be negotiated under a few very clear rules, is a complex topic ", he has affirmed. For this motive " we have decided that they should be the own active military men those who negotiate in Havana" said the president, assuring to have informed the armed forces about the whole process of peace " inclusive in the secret phase ".
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Venezuela: Maduro imposes Visas to American Citizens
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that from now on, all Americans visiting the country must have a visa. The leader also asked to downsize the number of US embassy staff in Caracas.
“I've thought about it…First I have ordered the Foreign Ministry...to proceed immediately, to review...[and] limit the number of officials at the [US] embassy in Venezuela,” Maduro said. “They have 100 staff, we have 17.”
“In order to protect our country...I have decided to implement a system of compulsory visas for all Americans entering Venezuela,” Maduro said in a speech on Saturday.
He claim that this is a reciprocal measure to equal what every Venezuelan needs to pay to travel to the US. While announcing this new measure, he affirmed that Venezuela has caught various american citizens involved in espionage.
Bans Bush and Chaney
While giving his speech he added that former US President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and Republican Congress members Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Robert Menendez, and Marco Rubio won't have access to visas, labeling Bush and Cheney as “terrorists.”
The travel bans, Maduro said, target those who “violated human rights and bombed villages as in Iraq, Syria and Vietnam.”
From now on, US diplomats will be required to seek approval from the Foreign Ministry for meetings they conduct in Venezuela.
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Venezuela to shrink Us Embassy Staff here
Maduro says Venezuela detains U.S. citizens; announces moves against U.S. here
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Venezuela: Caracas Mayor was Captured
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Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's President, ordered to capture and arrest Caracas Mayor, Antonio Ledezma.
This took place February 19th, after Maduro accused him of planing a putsch against him, prior to the declarations signed with other political leaders who are already in prison. This declaration stated that in 2014 Maduro's turn should finish, by 2015 it had to be a must.
Couple of hours after being captured, Venezuela's President confirmed on national radio and TV, that Ledezma was caught and that he would face the processes of the Venezuelan Justice in order to declare all his crimes against the peace, security and Constitution of this country.
On his defense, Ledezma stated that Maduro's accusation that linked him to an allegedly putsch were fake. He relies under the argument that only in 2015, Maduro has declared 12 fake "coup de etat's".
Ledezma isn't new in politics. he had always been a great critic of the Socialist Venezuelan system. He comes from the Left-Centered Venezuelan Party called Acción Democrática, Chavez greatest opposition. He has been Congressman twice, Senator, Governor and current Mayor.
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Caracas mayor, linked by Venezuelan President to alleged coup plot, arrested
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Argentina: The curious case of Alberto Nisman
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Last January 18th, the happening was everywhere: Alberto Nisman, an Argentinan lawyer, was found dead in his apartment.
Nisman, worked as a federal prosecutor, noted for being the chief investigator of the 1994 car bombing of the Jewish center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people, the worst terrorist attack in Argentina's history.
Alberto Nisman, who worked at the very beginning of the government with Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner, had an unexpected accusation. He claimed he had proof that President Kirchner and the Foreign Minister Hector Timerman were in the process of creating a cover-up in the investigation of Iran over the 1994 bombing of AMIA (the main Jewish community center of Argentina).
He presented a large report proof to a federal judge, who was not able to immediately reveal its content. The opposition convoked Nisman to the Congress to present his findings. The meeting, scheduled for the 19 January, never happened. He was found dead at his apartment a few hours before.
The main media of Argentina, sworn enemies of the government, threw out doubts over the circumstances of Nisman's death, suggesting that he was either murdered or pushed to commit suicide in a last-minute attempt to prevent his presentation to the Congress.
There are several theories about Nisman's death. Some media sources say it was a murder, other say it was a suicide and there are even some theories that it might be a political murder.
Since this time, La Nación an Argentinian journal has been posting almost daily, information about this case.
Here are several publications about it:
Nisman worked on his cause even hours before his dead
Nisman's maid said he wouldn't commit suicide
Past week, the Argentinians threw away a massive walk in name of Nisman. They stood after two hours under the rain and it was estimated that more than 400,000 people assisted. (La Nacion)
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Marllory Chacón Rossell: All about "La Reina del Sur"
Marllory Chacón Rossell: All about "La Reina del Sur"
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Who is Marllory Chacón Rossell?
Marllory Dadiana Chacón Rossell, is a Guatemalan citizen, accused by the US Government for drug trafficking and money laundering.
Chacón Rossell, born in El Cerinal, Barberena, Santa Rosa who started working for various local drug traffickers, helping them to launder the money obtained from the deals.
The US Intelligence Agency, has linked her to several drug cartels. In 2011 she was identified as being close to Mario Ponce, one of the biggest drug traffickers in Honduras. Also, Freddy Oswaldo Chacón Rossell, who is one of her brothers, has been documented as a trafficker in Colombia and linked to the Lorenzana's family.
The OFAC, an entity liked to the United States Department of the Treasury, that works against drug trafficking, has pointed her as the leader of the drug cartel and money laundering organizations based in Guatemala and Mexico. Making her an important figure of the drug cartels in the region.
According to some justice records, she was demanded in 2003 by Ottoniel Turcions Marroquín, a drug dealer captured in Belize in 2011. In addition to this case, we found her husband, Jorge Andrés Fernández Carvajal (Honduran), and a dozen of enterprises, such as Bingotón Millonario included in a list published by the OFAC, pointed as beig used for drug dealing and money laundering purposes. The OFAC says that all the money that proceeds from this enterprises make her the most active money launderer of Guatemala and the region. (El Periódico)
Her "Capture"
There are my different stories about her capture. The most reliable is that Hayron Eduardo Borrayo Lasmibat, one of her partners, was captured in France, in 2013. After this, it's believed that Marllory Chacón submitted herself to the authorities in May, while she was in Bahamas, and was extradited to Miami.
There's something curious about this case. the day after she was allegedly captured, she gave an interview to a Guatemalan newspaper (Prensa Libre's full article). She denies her arrest, saying that she was in vacations with her daughter in Paris and that she would had a public hearing in November of the same year. (Prensa Libre)
Nevertheless, she appeared to be incarcerated on September the 10th, in Miami's federal detention center. The mystery lies in the fact that her name doesn't appear in any public file of any other American Court, plus, Florida's Southern District Attorneys office refuses to give information about that case, according to Plaza Pública.
Linked to Guatemalan Politicians
According to a series of articles published in El Periódico, in the timeline of this case, they affirm that Chacón Rossell has close relationship with several businessmen, congressmen in charge, bankers and the most notorious, a very close relationship with the highest spheres of the government authorities, specially with Guatemala's Vice President, Roxana Baldetti. (El Periódico: here and here).
They claim that they had a very close friendship, something denied later by Baldetti, although Chacón told Prensa Libre once (here) that both of them had Beauty Salons and they met once in an activity for cosmeticians. To contradict Baldetti's declaration, El Periódico assure, she appeared during Baldetti's 50 birthday party celebrated in her residence. The party held important people regarding to politics, such as Valentin Gramajo and Alejandro Sinibaldi.
Alejandro Sinibaldi, former minister of Communications and current party's presidential candidate has also been involved in mediatic scandals. In Decembember 2014 a series of dossiers from OAS enterprises were caught by the brazilian police. The brand was being investigated for a case of corruption and money laundering from the oil giants PETROBRAS, apparently and according to Brazilian media, they donated Alejandro Sinibaldi one million dollars for his campaign with Partido Patriota. It's not the first time he faces political scandals. (La Hora)
In September 2014, Plaza Pública, posted an article in which they point Sinibaldi, as the owner of a estate called Finca Fisher in Yaxhá, a natural reserve in Petén. They said that this land piece has almost 676.8 acres.In the article, they recall the fact that this place must preserved, and that the entities that should regulate them, didn't denied or supervise the project. At the end of their investigation, they link the person that appears as the owner of the property as Sinibladi's sponsor.
(More information here)
Also, La Nación, another newspaper from Guatemala, published that Alejandro Sinibaldi, owns 1,128 acres valued in Q.30 millions, and a 28 km road headed to the property. It's believed that this road is being constructed with public funds. Neighbors from the villages nearby showed their discontent because this construction has no benefit for their comunities. (Full post here.)
Who is Alejandro Sinibaldi?
In September 2014, Plaza Pública, posted an article in which they point Sinibaldi, as the owner of a estate called Finca Fisher in Yaxhá, a natural reserve in Petén. They said that this land piece has almost 676.8 acres.In the article, they recall the fact that this place must preserved, and that the entities that should regulate them, didn't denied or supervise the project. At the end of their investigation, they link the person that appears as the owner of the property as Sinibladi's sponsor.
(More information here)
Also, La Nación, another newspaper from Guatemala, published that Alejandro Sinibaldi, owns 1,128 acres valued in Q.30 millions, and a 28 km road headed to the property. It's believed that this road is being constructed with public funds. Neighbors from the villages nearby showed their discontent because this construction has no benefit for their comunities. (Full post here.)
El Periódico, also published that Chacón and Borrayo had supported with around $2 million dollars to Baldetti, for her presidential campaign with her political party "Partido Patriota". There is no official information and no one has claimed anything about this publication.
Other politicians seem to be somehow involved with this character. Gustavo Alejos was the Private Secretary of the Colom family, Alvaro Colom and Sandra Torres (Colom's former wife and Guatemala's First Lady) during their government. He was responsible of receiving money from illegal groups and drug traffickers in order to get confessions.
Apparently, Mr Alejos exploited his businesses and personal bonding with a person called "Favio". this character is his partner in a restaurant and bank. It's important to mention that due to this Mr. Alejos claim to have his own bank and banker in his private office. It's also known that this bank received money from Chacón Rossell and a former director of a Guatemalan news paper called "Siglo XXI".
And other politics figures involved...
Other politicians seem to be somehow involved with this character. Gustavo Alejos was the Private Secretary of the Colom family, Alvaro Colom and Sandra Torres (Colom's former wife and Guatemala's First Lady) during their government. He was responsible of receiving money from illegal groups and drug traffickers in order to get confessions.
Apparently, Mr Alejos exploited his businesses and personal bonding with a person called "Favio". this character is his partner in a restaurant and bank. It's important to mention that due to this Mr. Alejos claim to have his own bank and banker in his private office. It's also known that this bank received money from Chacón Rossell and a former director of a Guatemalan news paper called "Siglo XXI".
Chacón declares herself Guilty
Yesterday in El Periódico, after being in an audience last September, she declared herself not guilty. But, after the Office Attorney presented the evidence against her, she changed her strategy and decided to collaborate with the authorities, confessing she was part of an international structure of money laundering and drug trafficking.
She signed a plea agreement, on December the 12th accepting she conspired of trafficking more than 5 kg of cocaine to the US.
Besides, she accepted to collaborate with the American authorities giving away all the information, documents and testimonies in the cases of drug trafficking that they required. The objective of this agreement is to get a reduction in sentence, that could give her a minimum of 10 years incarcerated, 5 years of probation and a $10 million fee.
Nevertheless, it will be up to the judge in charge of the case if the Court approves it.
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Boletin Us Embassy
rainiastalage's Blog
Caja de Pandora en Guatemala
Baldetti niega vinculos
Sabias quien es Roxana Baldetti
Monday, February 23, 2015
GUATEMALA: Anticipated Political Campaign
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| Photo Credit: Prensa Libre |
The entity known as TRIBUNAL SUPREMO ELECTORAL (TSE) in the country has been fighting against them for constantly breaking the law, while the most powerful contenders are not following their regulations.
The party of the current government, Partido Patriota was already suspended for holding a public meeting using the party's name, nevertheless on February the 5th, the suspension was removed.
Mirador Electoral, a collective social group, claims that there has been spent more than Q.6 million quetzales, illegally, among the parties and the actual government, using different strategies.
(Article by: El Periódico, here.)
The TSE just announced that if the political parties are not willing to obey their commandments, the amount of money spent during this time, might be discounted of the budgetary ceiling that elector was established for expenses of campaign. This, according to Prensa Libre .
There has been several pointings to different mayors and civil servants of using public funds for giving away presents and other forms of persuasion techniques. El Periódico published about this, talking about the specific case of Mixco's and Palin's mayors.
As an attempt to evidence these breaches, the TSE just launched an app that permits denouncing anticipated campaign. This app is called "Ojo Guate" and it is available for mobile phones, and has as aim, that the citicens help to control it, and help to strengthen the electoral process.
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GUATEMALA: Ex President Alfonoso Portillo, back to Guatemala
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| Photo Credit Prensa Libre |
It,s supposed that his comeback might affect the results from 2016 elections in the country. According to the media, the most influential political parties are seeking for his support in order gain popularity, due to the fame he still has within Guatemala's working class. According to an interview made by Prensa Libre to his Ex Vice President, Portillo has almost a 60% of acceptance.
Up to this day he hasn't pronounced yet if he is going to join any specific party, but is known that he is having conversations with Edmond Mulet, a potential candidate.
Read the story here: Mulet habla sobre dar segunda oportunidad a Alfonso Portillo
Alfonso Portillo is supposed to arrive to Guatemala, on February the 25th. There are many different points of view about this controversial theme. It's just a matter of time to see how this tourns out.
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