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Canonical ID: NK-X7rqgmwBLAyAvoFxS2Y4jg · Entity type: Person (reference)
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Person:notes | Ricardo Méndez-Ruiz Valdés is President of the Foundation Against Terrorism (Fundación contra el Terrorismo), FCT. The FCT is involved in a campaign of politically-motivated prosecutions led by the Guatemalan Attorney General’s Office against journalists, prosecutors and judges who have been involved in exposing corruption and impunity in Guatemala as well as against the democratically-elected government of Guatemala, including President Bernardo Arévalo. The FCT has initiated a multitude of criminal investigations against justice operators, journalists and representatives of the government through the filing of criminal complaints and by acting as third party plaintiff in criminal proceedings that do not respect the fundamental rights of the defendants. Through those actions, Ricardo Méndez-Ruiz Valdés has engaged in actions that undermine the rule of law in Guatemala, including the persecution and intimidation of representatives of the media, and of lawyers, judges and prosecutors. | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-94396 | ||||
Person:notes | Associated individuals: Raúl Amílcar Falla Ovalle | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-94396 | ||||