So, last sunday, a lawyer was murdered in Guatemala City. Nothing new with that, but this: he had taped, a couple of days earlier, a statement telling the would that, if he was killed, Guatemala's president was guilty of it.
He uncovered a lot of things that all the Guatemalans already know. He stated that the president an his cronies were guilty for the murder of his former client, and his client's daughter. He also said that Guatemala's biggest bank, Banrural, who's main shareholder is the country itself, is nothing but a "den of thieves", and that it's the main place for the corrupt politicians in GT to launder money.
He states some other stuff, but... well, watch it. Subbed in english:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZS3bYiJI40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj_tWz6LVbU
On monday, the president made a press release, telling that it was an intent of "destabilizing the country" (when, by the way, the guy that was murdered had explained in his video that he left proof in case of the government saying, as usual, that "it was a plot to destabilize the country"). He was interviewed in spanish CNN, and he said basically the same. By the way, he dodged every single question.
And that's not it. Today, a guy was detained by GT's police. Why? Because he posted in his twitter that the guatemalans should retire their money from Banrural, thus ruining the plans of the corrupt politicians that use it as a money launder den.
http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2009/mayo/14/314279.html
Where's the freedom of speech?!