The protests that have developed were like that, explained the current MP, who was asked about the protection that the Constitutional Court gives to the Coordination Committee of Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial and Financial Associations (Cacif) to lift these blockades.
“We hope that this right will be respected and that the relevant authorities will at all times favor dialogue and non-violent measures to resolve this situation of blockades,” emphasized the standard bearer of the Semilla movement.
He called on the executive and public forces to always seek peaceful means and dialogue to achieve these suspensions, respecting the right to demonstrate and the integrity of the participants, he stressed.
Accompanied by Vice President-elect Karin Herrera, he described the visit to the northern country as accelerated, “practically a day and a half, but extremely intense and fruitful,” said the sociologist by profession and professor.
“We had meetings at the White House, the State Department, Congress, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and the Organization of American States,” Arévalo described.
This included a presentation at the Wilson Council, a private sector group made up of politicians, business people and philanthropists, and other meetings.
In all areas, he stressed, there is the same concern “about legal certainty, which does not exist in our country, thanks to a public ministry (MP) that violates the legal and constitutional order.”
The deputy uses this cloak of justice to carry out completely illegal actions and that this is done within the framework of an electoral process that is nationally and internationally recognized as clear, transparent and peaceful, he emphasized.
“The concern that the force with which the people of Guatemala expressed themselves in the elections is being mocked by this deputy who is acting in total disregard of national laws,” said the politician, described as progressive.
“On the other hand, we have conveyed a tremendous willingness to cooperate and commit to this new spring, both from the North American government and from the banks and major investor groups,” Arévalo added.
Indigenous authorities in the Totonicapán department assured the press that if the state wants to evict them, they have “the logistics to counter anything that comes from the government.”
In the last update of the situation map of the General Directorate of Road Protection and Safety, 14 blockades were lifted and 33 remain in various places.
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