Guatemala's highest court has ruled that prosecutors can suspend President-elect Bernardo Arévalo's political party, though legal experts had questioned the move. The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that, even the case involves criminal accusations, prosecutors can impose measures that have electoral effects. Without his Seed Movement party, Arévalo may be hamstrung after he takes office Jan. 14. Arévalo and electoral authorities had argued that allegations of vote or registration fraud are penal issues, and that prosecutors are intruding into electoral issues. Arévalo says politically motivated prosecutors are carrying out a “coup” and are trying to overturn his victory in August elections.
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Arévalo and electoral authorities had challenged the suspension in late August, arguing that the allegations of voter or registration fraud are criminal charges and that by suspending the party the prosecutors were intruding on electoral issues. The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that even though the case involves criminal accusations, prosecutors can impose measures that have electoral effects.
Without his Seed Movement party, Arévalo may be hamstrung after he takes office Jan. 14. Arévalo says politically motivated prosecutors are carrying out a “coup” and are trying to overturn his victory in August elections. Prosecutors say some of the signatures used to register Arévalo’s party may have been false.
Independent election observers have said that they did not see evidence of fraud that would have affected the results in either round of voting.
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