Killing of former Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa renews focus on crime-politics links

Summary

Former Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa was killed in Guatemala City. He was one of the country's most high-profile voices denouncing alleged links between politicians and business leaders and the increasingly powerful organized crime groups in Guatemala. The killing has put those alleged links back in focus, according to The Straits Times.

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1. The Straits Times

   22 Oct 2026, 18:16 UTCSource ↗

   The Straits Times reports that former Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, one of the country's most high-profile voices denouncing alleged links between politicians, business leaders and organized crime, was killed, putting Guatemala's crime-politics nexus back in focus.