Guatemala president resigns amid corruption probe

The Associated Press
The Associated Press

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A president’s spokesman says Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has resigned in the face of a fraud scandal.

Jorge Ortega says Perez Molina submitted his resignation at midnight local time after a judge issued an order to detain him in a corruption case that has brought his government to the brink.

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