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Guatemala former President Perez Molina 'took Spanish bribes'
Source: BBC
Guatemala former President Perez Molina 'took Spanish bribes'
16 April 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Guatemala's former president Otto Perez Molina and his vice-president, Roxana Baldetti, took at least $25m in bribes from a Spanish port company, an anti-corruption commission alleges.
The firm, TCB, won a contract to operate a new container terminal on Guatemala's Pacific coast for 25 years.
Mr Perez Molina was arrested in September after standing down amid anti-corruption protests.
He is due to appear in court next week. He and Ms Baldetti deny wrongdoing.
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16 April 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Guatemala's former president Otto Perez Molina and his vice-president, Roxana Baldetti, took at least $25m in bribes from a Spanish port company, an anti-corruption commission alleges.
The firm, TCB, won a contract to operate a new container terminal on Guatemala's Pacific coast for 25 years.
Mr Perez Molina was arrested in September after standing down amid anti-corruption protests.
He is due to appear in court next week. He and Ms Baldetti deny wrongdoing.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36060524