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Guatemala’s presidency expresses regret over journalist Zamora’s continued detention

  • Source: EFE
  • May 6, 2025

"The office of the president in Guatemala said in a statement on Monday [May 5] that it regrets journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín remains imprisoned at the disposition of the country's Public Prosecutor's Office, whose authority is sanctioned by the United States and the European Union under accusations of corruption.

'All Guatemala is witness of how journalists are criminalized and threatened with the excessive use of preventive imprisonment, sadly symbolized by the emblematic case that journalist Zamora is living today in the flesh', said presidential spokesperson Santiago Palomo."

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