Castro and Kaine Statement on Guatemala’s Attorney General Selection

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues, released the following statement on Guatemala's Attorney General Selection:

"We are glad to see the Attorney General selection process in Guatemala is moving forward, with the nomination of six candidates for Guatemala's President Bernardo Arévalo to choose from.

"Guatemala deserves the opportunity to move on from their current Attorney General, Consuelo Porras, who has been sanctioned by dozens of countries including the United States for corruption.

"President Arévalo must be free to choose from the nominee list as required by law."

Spanish:

"Nos alegra ver que el proceso de selección del Fiscal General en Guatemala esté avanzando, con la nominación de seis candidatos para que el Presidente de Guatemala Bernardo Arévalo elija.

"Guatemala merece la oportunidad de continuar sin su actual Fiscal General, Consuelo Porras, quien ha sido sancionada por decenas de países, incluidos los Estados Unidos, por cargos de corrupción.

"El Presidente Arévalo debe tener la libertad de elegir de la lista de candidatos según lo exige la ley."