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Departmental governor of Guatemala continues in office
Diego de León was confirmed as governor of the department of Guatemala.
Government of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, Government of Guatemala,
The Secretary General of the Presidency, Juan Gerardo Guerrero, confirmed that the Governor of the department of Guatemala, Diego de León, continues in his position as representative of the Executive.
The official was questioned about the criticism that exists against the governor after his efforts to combat the fire that occurred at the AMSA landfill.
“I understand that he continues in office, the president -Bernardo Arévalo- has already had a first meeting with him and we always hope that all governors, regardless of which department they are from, are clear that the departmental governor depends on the president of the Republic of Guatemala through the Minister of the Interior,” Guerrero assured.
Several criticisms have been visible on social networks about the performance that De León had in the Congress of the Republic before the State of Calamity requested by President Arévalo was known.
On that occasion, the governor was asked if the Departmental Emergency Operations Center (COE) was already activated and how many meetings had been held, to which he responded with a question about What was the COE?
They request withdrawal of pretrial
This Tuesday, lawyer Marco Vinicio Mejía filed a criminal complaint in the Court Tower against the departmental Governor of Guatemala, under the suspicion that the official had committed the crime of breach of duties due to ignorance of his duties while the fire in the building lasted. AMSA landfill.
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