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The Guatemala government issued a statement where President Bernardo Arévalo ordered the salary reduction of vice president Karin Herrera, who refused to do so for alleged legal issues.
Bernardo Arévalo has ordered the salary reduction of vice president Karin Herrera. (Free Press Photo: AFP)
This April 3, the Government of Guatemala issued a statement where President Bernardo Arévalo has ordered the Reduction of vice president Karin Herrera salary, Before the refusal of the second at the hands of lowering the salary for alleged legal issues.
In the brief, the Government indicates that the measure of reduction of the final wages of the presidential binomial It was not implemented in its entirety. For this reason, Arévalo has instructed the Minister of Public Finance “Apply the reduction agreed to the representation expenses of the vice presidency“
“The above according to the commitments assumed with the people of Guatemala“The brief statement ends.
Half an hour before, Vice President Karin Herrera published a statement in social networks where He points out that constitutionally it was not possible to lower the salary.
In the brief, Herrera points out that he did obey the president in carrying out internal efforts to analyze the “legal viability and the consequences that this action would carry“
“From such an account, the technical and legal opinions concluded that It was not constitutionally viable to reduce salarysince it corresponds to an acquired right and the salary has been appointed to position and not my person, “said Herrera.
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– Guatemala Government (@guatemalagob) April 4, 2025