Guatemalan president threatens to crack down on protests

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Guatemalan president threatens to crack down on protests

GUATEMALA CITY
July 12, 2021

The president of Guatemala vowed Monday to crack down on demonstrators complaining of mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic and protesting delays in shipments of Russia’s Sputnik vaccine.

A crowd of about 300 protesters gathered Saturday in the main square of the capital to demand the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei for his failure to obtain enough vaccine.

On Monday, banners appeared on several streets in Guatemala City demanding Giammattei resign.

Referring to the protests, Giammattei said: “We are going to limit this type of thing. I think this is enough already.”

“These people are spreading the virus and causing more problems, that is what they want and they are spreading it through a series of illegal demonstrations,” he added.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/europe-health-caribbean-coronavirus-pandemic-guatemala-ddf445e5f465b6059eaacabc581ad8f3

[Cheezoholic]

1. There is a window of opportunity here

A window for this country to finally give the support to our brothers and sisters in this hemisphere they deserve. IMHO if we don't start supporting Central and South America now the same way we funnel support to countries half a globe away it's going to bite us in the ass hard over the next decade.