Guatemala arrested three human rights officials and two police officers on Monday for their alleged responsibility in the death of 41 girls who died in a blaze in a children's shelter, the attorney general's office said. The office also said it was turning to the Supreme Court a request by two opposition lawmakers that President Jimmy Morales be investigated for his role in the tragedy, for having placed unqualified officials into the state body that ran the shelter. The arrests form part of the investigation into the March blaze, which became a major scandal in Guatemala, especially after it emerged that the girls had been locked in a classroom after an escape attempt. The other two were not charged with manslaughter, but face accusations of abuse, the attorney general's office said. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna June 12, 2017 23:03 UTC