Morales announced the expulsion of the respected Colombian prosecutor via a video posted on his Twitter account in the early hours of Sunday morning. Thousands took to the streets of the capital, Guatemala City, amid growing fears that Morales is poised to declare a state of siege. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Demonstrators protest against the Guatemalan president, Jimmy Morales, outside the constitutional court in Guatemala City. Photograph: ReutersCICIG was created to help dismantle parallel security structures and organised crime rings dating back to the civil war. Velásquez is believed to be inside the office of the human rights prosecutor, who called for urgent protective measures for the three judges who voted against the expulsion order.

Source: The Guardian August 27, 2017 19:39 UTC