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UN backs anti-graft investigator in standoff with Guatemala
Updated 6:55 pm CDT, Wednesday, September 19, 2018
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — U.N. Secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Wednesday rejected a request by Guatemala's government to name a new head of a U.N. commission investigating corruption in the Central American nation.
Spokeswoman Florencia Soto told The Associated Press that the agreement between Guatemala and the United Nations stipulates that Guterres gets to determine the head of the commission.
"The secretary-general does not see any reason to change his current position of support for Commissioner Ivan Velasquez," Soto said.
The refusal continues a standoff between the world body and Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, who announced in recent weeks that he would not renew the mandate of the commission.
More:
https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/UN-backs-anti-graft-investigator-in-standoff-with-13242684.php
