Guatamalan Jean Anleu vented about his country's corruption on Twitter...and urged depositors to withdraw money from a state bank.
Now he's facing a possible five-year prison sentence for undermining trust in the state .
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090627/ap_on_hi_te/lt_tec_guatemala_twitter_arrest_7
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