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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Sandra Cuffe

US military donation misuse in Guatemala going unchecked: Report

The report comes weeks after the US Defense Department donated dozens of vehicles to the Guatemalan army [File: Joshua Roberts/Reuters]

Guatemala City – The United States lacks concrete policies to properly document and address alleged misuse of its military equipment donations in Central America, a new government report has found, fuelling concerns that potential abuses will continue to go unchecked.

Between the US Departments of Defense and State, the US provided more than $66m in security assistance to Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras from 2017 through 2021.

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