Guatemala City, May 7 (EFE).- Guatemalan Vice President Roxana Baldetti was asked to resign on Wednesday by the powerful Coordinating Committee of Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial and Financial Associations.
In addition, the Guatemalan Supreme Court of Justice has asked Congress to withdraw Baldetti's immunity from prosecution as it has decided to process a corruption complaint against the vice president.
Baldetti is embroiled in a scandal uncovered in April when it emerged that her private secretary, Juan Carlos Monzon, oversaw a network of customs fraud in the Superintendency of Tax Administration.
Supreme Court President Jose Baquiax told media of the court's unanimous decision to request a revocation of immunity and advised Congress to establish a committee to determine if the available evidence merits it.
"There are sufficient grounds of suspicion" against Baldetti, said Baquiax.
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