U.S. suspends some military aid to Guatemala over 'misuse' of vehicles
MARCH 14, 2019 / 10:17 PM / 2 DAYS AGO
Sofia Menchu
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GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense has scaled back the transfer of equipment and military training it provides to Guatemala to protest the “misuse” of vehicles it donated to the country, a U.S. embassy spokesman said on Thursday.
“Guatemala’s government is an ally and a partner in U.S. security efforts in the region, but the repeated misuse of military vehicles provided by the United States has prompted a review of support for security cooperation programs,” the spokesman said.
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The embassy did not say how Guatemala had misused the vehicles, but said it had been doing so since August 31 last year.
That is the date that Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales decided not to renew the mandate of the U.N.-backed anti-graft commission that helped to bring down his predecessor and also tried to have Morales impeached.
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