Guatemala announced, it is withdrawing from a UN-backed anti-corruption commission which has been investigating the country’s president.
Key Facts:
- President Jimmy Morales accused the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, commonly known as CICIG, of polarising the country and putting its security at risk.
- The CICIG was formed in 2006 upon the request of the Guatemalan government to combat high rates of impunity for crimes.
- Capital: Guatemala City || Currency: Guatemalan quetzal.