Odebrecht case: Supreme Court upholds dismissal for Manuel Baldizón as prosecutors seek constitutional protection

Guatemala’s Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal granted to former presidential candidate Manuel Baldizón in the Odebrecht case.

The Criminal Chamber confirmed the decision issued by high-risk judge D, Abelina Cruz. The magistrates rejected an appeal filed by the Special Prosecutor’s Office, allowing the case against Baldizón to be closed and freeing him from the proceedings described in the report.

The prosecutors have responded by seeking an amparo before Guatemala’s Constitutional Court. The filing challenges the Supreme Court’s action as the legal dispute over the case continues.