International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala

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The International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (Spanish: Comisión Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala, CICIG) was an international body charged with investigating and prosecuting serious crime in Guatemala. On January 7, 2019, the agreement between the United Nations and Guatemala was terminated by Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales, evoking CICIG's alleged participation in illegal acts, abuse of authority and acts against the constitution.^[1] The UN rejected this unilateral termination,^[2] and the country's highest law court ruled against the president's decision.^[3] CICIG's term was scheduled to end in September 2019. Morales' decision, approved by the country's business elite,^[4] triggered an institutional crisis in Guatemala, as the Constitutional court sided with CICIG.^[5] Morales is being investigated concerning his campaign financing.^[6][7]

The CIGIG helped Guatemalan law enforcement dismantle over 70 criminal structures between 2008 and 2019. According to a 2022 study, this may have prevented between 20,000–30,000 homicides over that period.^[8]