By Sofia Menchu
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo on Sunday dismissed his minister of atmosphere and pure sources, fewer than 100 days into his time period, to “keep away from any doubt” over the integrity of his authorities, a press release stated.
Arevalo received the presidential elections in August by a landslide after a marketing campaign that centered closely on growing transparency and preventing rampant corruption in Central America’s most populous nation.
The dismissal was the primary of his time period and got here after Maria Jose Iturbide acknowledged that her 28-year-old daughter had not adopted protocols in the usage of autos and safety meant for the ministry.
The secretary basic of the presidency in a press release stated that Arevalo made the choice to dismiss Iturbide “to keep away from any doubt about his administration’s dedication and 0 tolerance for misuse of state sources and corruption.”
(Reporting by Sofia Menchu in Guatemala Metropolis; Writing by Stefanie Eschenbacher; Enhancing by Mark Porter)
