One of Guatemala’s most high-profile journalists was convicted of money laundering on Wednesday in what critics blasted as a politically motivated show trial.
José Rubén Zamora, 66, was sentenced to six years in prison after a tribunal found he had “harmed the Guatemalan economy.” The public prosecutor’s office sought a 40-year sentence after the 20-day trial. He was cleared of additional charges of blackmail and influence peddling, according to the Associated Press.
Known for his work investigating government corruption, Zamora is the founder of three Guatemalan newspapers, including, the country’s largest-circulating newspaper and one of the most widely read across the continent. In his final remarks before sentencing, the journalist said that “all of [his] rights were violated” in the case, accusing authorities of destroying evidence. Several of his attorneys were arrested prior to the trial, the AP reported.
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