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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Sofia Menchu

Guatemala detains renowned journalist on money laundering, blackmail allegations

Jose Ruben Zamora Marroquin, founder and president of El Periodico newspaper, who was detained on accusations of money laundering and blackmail by Guatemalan authorities, walks out of a hearing in a judicial building in Guatemala City, Guatemala July 30, 2022. Zamora said he was beginning a hunger strike in a show of rejection to his persecution. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria

Guatemalan authorities arrested a well-known local journalist on accusations of money laundering and blackmail, according to a prosecutor in charge of the case, a move that has sparked outrage among human rights activists.

Jose Ruben Zamora Marroquin, an outspoken government critic, was detained Friday night, said Rafael Curruchiche, head of the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI) on social media, after police raided his home and office earlier.

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