Sandra Torres is arrested in Guatemala for illegal electoral financing

For a few weeks, many Guatemalans assured on their social networks that there was an electoral fraud in Guatemala. The government reported that despite the riots, democracy was intact and there was no such electoral fraud. Today, weeks after the elections, the police detain Sandra Torres, who was the presidential candidate of Guatemala and is accused of unreported electoral financing and illicit association.

Sandra Torres was detained under a court order at her home, in an exclusive sector of the capital. He is accused of alleged unreported electoral financing and illicit association, in addition, his party, the National Unit of Hope, runs the risk of being eliminated for these same charges.

While being taken away by the police, Sandra Torres began to shout that it was an act of political persecution, while members of her party called the fact unnecessary and disproportionate force. At the headquarters, the police arrived medical personnel of the captured, this is because in Guatemala it is very easy to get out of their incarcerated state if it is believed that the person destined needs to be hospitalized.

Sandra Torres, ex-wife of former president Alvaro Colom, took advantage of her husband's mandate to do whatever he wanted with the executive sector. She removed people from their posts, hired others, handled everything at will, while her husband was limited to just watching.

The candidate created several social programs that affiliated many Guatemalans to their lists. What he was looking for was to be able to control the voters through these subsidies, something that never produced a profit, since he lost in 2015 against Jimmy Morales and now recently he lost against Alejandro Giammattei.

Some have stated on their social networks that this process will not continue, or she will not be prosecuted. Sandra Torres has several legislative and judicial sectors controlled at will, so the process may not continue.