GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's president has chosen a replacement for the country's top prosecutor, who has spearheaded high-level corruption investigations, including one that landed a former president behind bars.
Jimmy Morales' office says in a statement that Maria Consuelo Porras Argueta will take over from Thelma Aldana on May 16, after Aldana's term ends.
It said Thursday that she will "push a policy of objective, impartial and independent criminal prosecution."
Porras will be responsible for continuing a number of cases, including one against Morales, who is suspected of illicit electoral financing. There is also a pending case against his son and brother for purported fraud and money laundering.
Morales has denied any wrongdoing.