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Police in Guatemala say gunmen have shot dead a state prosecutor who was investigating the murders of three Salvadorean politicians last year. | Police in Guatemala say gunmen have shot dead a state prosecutor who was investigating the murders of three Salvadorean politicians last year. |
Juan Carlos Martinez was shot while driving near his home in a suburb of Guatemala City, police said. | Juan Carlos Martinez was shot while driving near his home in a suburb of Guatemala City, police said. |
The authorities say drug gangs were behind the killing of the Salvadorean politicians, who were members of the Central American Parliament. | The authorities say drug gangs were behind the killing of the Salvadorean politicians, who were members of the Central American Parliament. |
Guatemala has one of the highest murder rates in Latin America. | Guatemala has one of the highest murder rates in Latin America. |
It has become a major hub for drug traffickers moving cocaine from Colombia through Mexico to the US. | It has become a major hub for drug traffickers moving cocaine from Colombia through Mexico to the US. |
The bodies of the three Salvadorean politicians were found in a burnt and bullet-ridden vehicle in February 2007. | The bodies of the three Salvadorean politicians were found in a burnt and bullet-ridden vehicle in February 2007. |
The alleged members of a drug cartel are believed to have been behind their kidnap and killings. | The alleged members of a drug cartel are believed to have been behind their kidnap and killings. |
Four policemen who were arrested in connection with the murders were subsequently killed in prison before they could testify in court. | |
Last week, a Guatemalan court acquitted 13 alleged gang members of the police officers' murders, saying there was a lack of evidence. | |
Prosecutors had said they would appeal against the court's decision. | |
Mr Martinez was also examining the murder in April of Victor Rivera, a former security advisor to the interior ministry who was involved in the investigation, Reuters news agency reports. | Mr Martinez was also examining the murder in April of Victor Rivera, a former security advisor to the interior ministry who was involved in the investigation, Reuters news agency reports. |
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