Guatemala’s highest court ruled Tuesday that President Jimmy Morales could not expel the leader of a United Nations anticorruption panel that has accused him of breaking campaign finance laws. The president’s surprise announcement on Sunday that he was expelling Mr. Velásquez created political upheaval, prompting protests in defense of Mr. Velásquez and condemnation from the United Nations, the United States and other countries. “The government must decide if it is fighting against corruption or not,” the United States ambassador, Todd D. Robinson, told a Guatemalan newspaper on Monday. Mr. Robinson has been an outspoken supporter of the anticorruption battle led by Mr. Velásquez and Attorney General Thelma Aldana. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn a post on his Facebook page on Monday, Mr. Morales promised to abide by the ruling of the court.

Source: New York Times August 30, 2017 01:44 UTC