The Constitutional Court of Guatemalathe highest court of the Central American country, assured this Thursday that the authorities elected in this year’s elections must take office in January, as established by law.
The court ruled in this regard following the request of a group of lawyers who had filed a legal appeal to guarantee democracy, given the attempts of the Public Ministry (Prosecutor’s Office) to reverse the triumph of the elected president, Bernardo Arévalo de León.
The court detailed in a press release that it supported its decision “in accordance with its ultimate goal of preserving the rule of law”.
Likewise, he indicated that his opinion is “prompt” for “safeguard the constitutional order” in the Central American country.
The request to the court was made by a group of private lawyers and the final ruling on the matter, made official this Thursday, was missing.
However, the Constitutional Court in its ruling indicates that the ruling “it is without prejudice” of any investigation that the Prosecutor’s Office wants to carry out or of the “powers of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal over serious evidence” on issues related to the elections.
The ruling by the highest court of the Central American country would supposedly put an end to the Public Ministry’s attempts to reverse Arévalo de León’s victory at the polls.
The Constitutional Court also asked Congress this Thursday “guarantee” the inauguration scheduled for January 14, and which was at risk after the Public Ministry requested on December 8 that the elections be annulled due to alleged administrative irregularities of the electoral court.
The magistrates of the Constitutional Court also urged the current president, Alejandro Giammattei, to “promote national unity”. The vote this Thursday was four judges in favor of the published opinion and one against.
Since last July, the Prosecutor’s Office has tried to reverse the victory of Arévalo de León, whom polls placed in eighth place and who will come to office with a strong anti-corruption speech.
Arévalo de León warned on September 1 that the attorney general and head of the Public Ministry, Consuelo Porras Argueta, is carrying out a “coup” against him together with “other corrupt actors”.
Source: Gestion
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