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Cases against “Liro Rebelde” combined over attacks on Guatemala’s police
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Cases against “Liro Rebelde” combined over attacks on Guatemala’s police

From La Hora · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Guatemala’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has combined two cases against Harold Yeraldo Salguero Morales, alias “Liro Rebelde,” before High-Risk Court A.
  • One case concerns his January arrest on illegal firearm possession and drug-possession charges, while the other concerns a shooting at a police substation in Bárcenas, Villa Nueva.
  • Prosecutors plan to seek a trial on charges including murder and attempted murder linked to the attack on police officers.

Two criminal cases involving Harold Yeraldo Salguero Morales, known as “Liro Rebelde,” have been joined before Guatemala’s High-Risk Court A. Prosecutors link him to attacks against the National Civil Police on Jan. 18.

The first case concerns his arrest that night. Authorities say they found him carrying a firearm and drugs, leading to charges of illegal firearm possession and possession for personal consumption.

The second case focuses on an armed attack at a National Civil Police substation in Bárcenas, Villa Nueva, in which prosecutors allege Salguero may have participated. Judge Claudette Domínguez heard the Public Prosecutor’s Office present its accusations in the first case.

The prosecution was scheduled to present its accusations in the police-substation case on Thursday, including charges of murder and attempted murder. Prosecutors intend to ask that Salguero be sent to trial over the alleged attacks.

gang member

— Harold Yeraldo Salguero MoralesDescription of the occupation he reportedly gave during proceedings.
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Originally published by La Hora in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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