Guatemalan Attorney General's Office arrests Indigenous man who led protests demanding the resignation of the Attorney General

Police detain ally of Guatemalan president

GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemalan police on Wednesday detained Luis Pacheco, the nation's deputy energy minister and a former Indigenous leader accused of terrorism and illicit association. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Luis Pacheco, Deputy Minister of Sustainable Development of the Ministry of Energy and Mines and former leader of Los 48 Cantones, has been arrested on Wednesday by the prosecution against organized crime, accusing him of terrorism and illegal association. The 48 Cantons is an indigenous organization from Totonicapán, a province located to the west of Guatemala City, recognized for their social struggles.

Guatemala arrests Indigenous leader of 2023 protests, accusing him of terrorism

Guatemalan authorities have arrested an Indigenous leader who spearheaded nationwide protests in 2023 that sought to ensure then President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s transition to power while also demanding the resignation of the country’s attorney general.

Suspenden audiencia de primera declaración de Luis Pacheco, expresidente de los 48 Cantones

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By Alexander Valdéz / Community Press / Latin American Summary, April 24, 2025. Photo: Thanks to the reactionary Consuelo Porras, popular organizations are again attacked, Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclan are accused of “terrorists.” The Public Prosecutor’s Office arrested two of the indigenous authorities who participated in the protests of 2023 [...] La entrada Guatemala. The Public Prosecutor’s Office accuses two authorities of 48 Cantons of “…

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