When Guatemala Took Down a President But Not the Problem

In 2015, Guatemala did the unthinkable — it sent a sitting president to prison. Otto Pérez Molina, once a celebrated general, was brought down by La Línea, a massive customs fraud network that siphoned millions while public services crumbled.

The arrest was historic… but the deeper problem remained. His network didn’t vanish — it adapted, surviving in politics and business, hidden in plain sight. Nearly a decade later, Guatemala’s fight against entrenched corruption is far from over.

Was this justice, or just a change of players?

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