President Otto Pérez stripped of immunity, to be arrested for corruption

The Attorney-General of Guatemala, Thelma Aldana has issued an arrest warrant for President Otto Pérez, after lawmakers stripped him of immunity over a corruption case.

This is coming days before the presidential election.

According to The Guardian, the President is accused of  illicit association, fraud and receiving bribe money related to a customs fraud syndicate.

The President's lawyer says he will present himself in court, by 8 a.m. on Thursday.

Reuters reports that the Vice-President, Roxana Baldetti, who has since resigned, was also fingered and arrested in connection with the case.

Watch this video report on how President Otto Pérez was stripped of his immunity.