Recent cases illustrate how some top prosecutors throughout the region may be misusing their considerable powers.
International support will be key to ensuring Guatemala’s president-elect takes office, despite corrupt forces working against him.
Those in power need incentives to engage in a potential democratic transition. Criminal investigations into corruption and related crimes can provide them.
Judiciaries have, with some exceptions, been a check on leaders trying to concentrate power.
"There is clearly the incentive for gangs to be infiltrating the judicial system or the security forces," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to CNN.
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"Fue un año difícil para la lucha contra la corrupción a nivel regional", dijo el vicepresidente de AS/COA en referencia al Índice CCC.
