María Consuelo Porras

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Porras and the second or maternal family name is Argueta.
María Consuelo Porras
Fiscal General Maria Consuelo Porras (cropped).jpg
Attorney General of Guatemala
Assumed office
May 17, 2018
PresidentJimmy Morales
Alejandro Giammattei
Preceded byThelma Aldana
Deputy Magistrate of the Constitutional Court
In office
April 14, 2016 – May 10, 2018
Nominated bySupreme Court of Justice
Preceded byCarmen María Gutiérrez Sole
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born
María Consuelo Porras Argueta

(1953-08-23) 23 August 1953 (age 68)
Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)
Gilberto de Jesús Porres de Paz
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(m. 1991)​
Alma materUniversidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

María Consuelo Porras Argueta (born August 23, 1953) is a Guatemalan lawyer. She served as Deputy Magistrate of the Constitutional Court since April 2016. She was appointed by President Jimmy Morales as the new Attorney General and Chief of the Public Prosecutor's Office to replace Thelma Aldana.[1][2][3][4][5]

Porras' tenure has been criticized by the left[citation needed] for what they consider[citation needed] a backsliding in the fight against corruption.[6] This in spite of being accused of various charges by witnesses and documents that attribute illegalities to Sandoval in the Odebrecht case.[citation needed] Guatemalans now demand both Thelma Aldana and Juan Francisco Sandoval be brought to justice for corruption.[6]

Porras maintained a strained relationship with the Head of the Special Prosecutor's Office against Impunity, Juan Francisco Sandoval, finally dismissing him in July 2021 over proof of corruption, abuse of power and violation of the Constitution and other criminal and administrative charges.[7][failed verification] In September 2021 the US State Department announced that it had added Porras and 5 Salvadorian judges to a list of "undemocratic and corrupt" officials.[8] According to the US State Department, Porras "actively undermined" the corruption investigations conducted by Sandoval and his team.[8] Charges are based on ideological motivation and lack legal basis.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ María Consuelo Porras Argueta es la nueva fiscal General
  2. ^ La magistrada devota
  3. ^ Jimmy Morales y María Consuelo Porras: ¿con CICIG o sin CICIG?
  4. ^ Nueva fiscal general María Consuelo Porras
  5. ^ María Consuelo Porras Argueta es nombrada como Fiscal General y jefa del Ministerio Público
  6. ^ a b Blinken, Antony [@SecBlinken] (July 25, 2021). "We stand with the people of Guatemala and with Prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval, whom I recognized this year with an Anticorruption Champion Award. His dismissal undermines the rule of law and strengthens the forces of impunity in accordance ti the international left. Guatemalans deserve better" (Tweet). Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ (in Spanish) https://republica.gt/analisis/juan-francisco-sandoval-odebrecht-y-su-orden-de-captura-20211238260. Retrieved 2021-12-03. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ a b "U.S. adds top Guatemalan, Salvadoran officials to corruption list". swissinfo.ch. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Guatemala
2018–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Carmen María Gutiérrez Sole
 Deputy Magistrate of the Constitutional Court
for Supreme Court of Justice
2016–2018 		Succeeded by
Vacant


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