Shared by Amnesty UK, Lawyers for Lawyers has joined the statement of the International Mission of Jurists for Guatemala following the appointment of Gabriel García Luna as the new Attorney General of the Republic and Head of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Guatemala, who will assume office on 18 May 2026. In the context of this appointment, the Mission underscores that a genuine democratic transition is essential to reverse the patterns of criminalisation against lawyers and other justice operators in Guatemala.
Following the appointment of Gabriel García Luna as the new Attorney General of the Republic and Head of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Guatemala, who will assume office on 18 May 2026, the International Mission of Jurists for Guatemala calls for the institutional transition process to take place in a peaceful, transparent manner, and in full respect of the constitutional order and democratic institutions.
The Mission also urges the new authorities of the Public Prosecutor’s Office to adopt concrete, immediate and verifiable measures aimed at restoring the constitutional mandate of the institution to exercise criminal prosecution with objectivity, impartiality, independence, and strict adherence to human rights and international standards on the administration of justice. This is essential to restore institutional credibility, strengthen the rule of law, and guarantee access to independent justice for all people in Guatemala.
You can read more about the statement, as well as the statement itself, here, Opportunity to reverse criminalisation of lawyers in Guatemala following new Attorney General appointment, and there is also a link to the Spanish version.
Categories: Accompaniment, Corruption, Criminalisation, Criminalization, Guatemala, Human Rights, Impunity, Justice, Solidarity in Action, Solidarity in Action/Guatemala
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