In December 2006, the United Nations and the Guatemalan government signed an agreement to establish an independent International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). The purpose of CICIG is to investigate and promote the prosecution of illegal security organizations. These powerful clandestine groups are allegedly responsible for frequent attacks against human rights defenders, as well as involved in corruption, organized crime, drug trafficking and political violence.
Yesterday, the Guatemalan Congress ratified the extension of the mandate of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala, CICIG, for two more years.
This groups mandate is to help to investigate the activities of illegal armed groups in Guatemala and to propose necessary legislation to be able to effectively prosecute cases. The Director of CICIG, Carlos Castrasena was pleased with the ratification and said that the Guatemalan Government needs to pass laws that make these crimes punishable. However there has been recent attacks against CICIG's credibility. This is thought to be because CICIG has successfully started prosecution in several crimes.
It seems that the more successful CICIG is in prosecuting these crimes the more scrutiny they will face by their detractors.
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