GUATEMALA: Justice System Labors Under Political Strain.

NYT/ ELISABETH MALKIN/    "Since Guatemala turned its justice system into an experiment under an unusual agreement with the United Nations in recent years, the country has made some visible steps toward shaking up its culture of impunity and strengthening the rule of law.
 Admitting that organized crime has burrowed deeply into the police, the prosecutor’s office and the courts, Guatemala invited in foreign prosecutors to prepare delicate cases that might otherwise have been shelved by intimidated or corrupt officials. But in the past few weeks, an escalating political struggle over the effort suggested just how fragile it was."
(NYT Foto of Alba Trejo)