2023-06-28 03:10:57
San José del Golfo, Guatemala, was the center of attention in the general elections of June 25, since the non-conformity of the residents and the riots forced the cancellation of the voting day and the capture of people accused of having participated in the incidents was also reported. .
The situation began tense on Saturday, June 24, and on Sunday, riot police fired tear gas to control the situation in that municipality.
The problems began when residents attacked those who were traveling in several buses, by assuring that they were people who came from other places to vote in favor of a candidate.
After the riots, the Departmental Electoral Board of Guatemala (JEDG) announced that the general elections in that municipality were canceled because they could not open four voting centers.
linked to process
Six people from San José del Golfo were transferred to the Court Tower and have been heard by the competent authorities. This Tuesday, June 27, three of the people were linked to criminal proceedings and in preventive detention, while the Public Ministry has three months to carry out the investigation.
Those who were linked to the process are: Mónica Azucena García Ruano, Dina Roxana Mayén and Esbin Rolando Alvarado Orozco.
lack of merit
While a judge ruled a lack of merit to three other people detained in San José del Golfo for disturbances in voting centers. Those designated hugged when they heard the resolution because it was considered that there were no indications that linked them to the riots.
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Riots in Chinautla
In the case of the riots in Chinautla, Guatemala, due to the disagreement with the results in the mayoral election, there were also captured and they will be heard in the court of that municipality.
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