Guatemala's prosecutor for electoral crimes has requested that five magistrates of the nation's electoral authority be stripped of their legal immunity.
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The National Unity of Hope party of former first lady Sandra Torres filed a fraud complaint after the election. The party’s lawyer Carlos López said 164 precinct tallies duplicated votes. The party wants the magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal investigated for allegedly not carrying out their duties.
"During recent weeks we have been subjected to an exhaustive analysis between the validation of the electoral process and the challenges that still remain," said the tribunal’s President Irma Palencia. She called on people to respect the rule of law, separation of powers and civil rights ofArévalo praised the magistrates as a bulwark against attempts to disrupt the election and a"central defense of the country’s democratic values.
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