MP attorney general meets with special reporters on judicial independence

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May 14, 2025May 14, 2025By Mario Vásquez
MP attorney general meets with special reporters on judicial independence

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The Attorney General of the MP, Consuelo Porras, met on May 13 with Margaret Satterthwai, the UN Special Rapporteur on Judicial Independence.

MP prosecutor meets with the UN Rapporteur

The MP Attorney General, Consuelo Porras, met on May 13 with a UN Special Rapporteur on Judicial Dependency. (Free Press Photo: @MPGUATEMALA)

Guatemala Attorney General, Consuelo Porras met on Tuesday, May 13 with a UN Special Rapporteur on Judicial Independence.

“Investigating is not criminalizing. Saying that some should not be investigated is to accept privileges. In the Public Ministry (Prosecutor’s Office) there are no exceptions. The law is for everyone“Porras wrote in X, after receiving the UN Rapporteur about the independence of magistrates and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwai.

Satterthwai arrived in Guatemala on Monday at a two -week work visit. The eve He met with President Arévalo, who denounced the existing “limitations” in the country For an independent system, mainly pointing out the actions of Porras.

The prosecutor said that the Visit of the UN Rapporteur “It is not an evaluation, nor a supervision”, but an “act of institutional respect”. “The Public Ministry is autonomous and responds only to the Constitution.”

“Despite threats and discredit campaigns, We are still firm. There are no untouchable actors before the law“He added.

The rapporteur will meet with Officials, legislators, judges, prosecutors, lawyers, civil society leaders, academics and responsible for UN agencies in the country.

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