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By Sonia P\u00e9rez D. GUATEMALA CITY (AP) \u2014 Guatemalan authorities on Wednesday arrested an Indigenous leader of nationwide protests in 2023 that sought to ensure then President-elect Bernardo Ar\u00e9valo\u2019s transition to power while also demanding the resignation of the country\u2019s attorney general. The Attorney General\u2019s Office accuses Luis Pacheco, now serving in Ar\u00e9valo\u2019s government, of terrorism and illicit association, according to an official who requested anonymity to speak about a case that a judge has declared under reserve. In October 2023, Pacheco led an alliance of 48 Indigenous communities in peaceful protests that shut down highways across Guatemala for three weeks. Despite Ar\u00e9valo’s resounding victory that August, the Attorney General\u2019s Office continued to investigate the election and members of his party, accusing them among other things of improperly gathering signatures… <\/p>\n

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By Sonia P\u00e9rez D. GUATEMALA CITY (AP) \u2014 Guatemalan authorities on Wednesday arrested an Indigenous leader of nationwide protests in 2023 that sought to ensure then President-elect Bernardo Ar\u00e9valo\u2019s transition to power while also demanding the resignation of the country\u2019s attorney general. The Attorney General\u2019s Office accuses Luis Pacheco, now serving in Ar\u00e9valo\u2019s government, of terrorism and illicit association, according to an official who requested anonymity to speak about a case that a judge has declared under reserve. In October 2023, Pacheco led an alliance of 48 Indigenous communities in peaceful protests that shut down highways across Guatemala for three weeks. Despite Ar\u00e9valo’s resounding victory that August, the Attorney General\u2019s Office continued to investigate the election and members of his party, accusing them among other things of improperly gathering signatures... <\/p>\n

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