Guatemala’s President Replaces Attorney General After Years-Long Struggle
Arévalo chose Gabriel Estuardo García Luna after 48 applicants were reviewed, ending a long clash with a prosecutor’s office accused of obstructing anti-corruption work.
- Guatemala's President Bernardo Arevalo appointed Gabriel Estuardo Garcia Luna, a former judge and university professor, as the new attorney general.
- The appointment ends a long struggle between Arevalo and former Attorney General Consuelo Porras, who has been sanctioned for alleged corruption.
- Arevalo said the attorney general should serve an independent and impartial justice system, not the president or political interests.
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In Guatemala, the president of the Republic, Bernardo Arévalo, has appointed the lawyer, notary and judge Gabriel García Luna, 49 years old, as the new head of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and Attorney General for the next four years, from 2026 to 2030 . Thus ends the polemic and sombre era of the outgoing prosecutor, Consuelo Porras , who was 8 years in office and will leave with just 11% approval, according to the latest measurement of CID G…
The management of Guatemala’s questioned attorney general, Consuelo Porras, comes to an end. President Bernardo Arévalo announced Tuesday night the appointment of Gabriel Estuardo García Luna as head of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) for the period 2026-2030. “I have decided to trust Dr. García Luna, who will take office on May 17,,” said the president through his official social networks.
García Luna will now have to form his task force and define the priorities to regain citizens' confidence in a justice system that has been under constant international pressure.
Tras años de crisis y acusaciones, Arévalo nombra un nuevo fiscal general. Esto implica para Guatemala
Por Merlin Delcid, CNN en Español El presidente Bernardo Arévalo designó a Gabriel Estuardo García Luna como el próximo fiscal general y jefe del Ministerio Público de Guatemala, quien asumirá sus funciones a partir del próximo 17 de mayo en sustitución de Consuelo Porras. “El Ministerio Público recibe una nueva autoridad que no llega para servir a un presidente, al Gobierno de turno ni a intereses políticos particulares o espurios”, dijo Aréval…
By Merlin Delcid, CNN en Español. President Bernardo Arévalo appointed Gabriel Estuardo García Luna as Guatemala's next Attorney General and head of the Public Prosecutor's Office, who will assume his duties on May 17, replacing Consuelo Porras. "The Public Prosecutor's Office receives a new authority who is not here to serve a president, the current government, or any particular or spurious political interests," Arévalo said in a recorded messa…
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