# Killing of former anti-graft prosecutor marks grim milestone in Guatemala’s political violence

https://mins.news/en/item/107000

- Reuters, 2026-10-19 23:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/killing-former-anti-graft-prosecutor-grim-milestone-guatemalas-political-2026-10-19/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad6a814ab53aa0001d9a866

> Anti-corruption lawyer Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa was assassinated over the weekend. His work taking on Guatemala’s elite had made him powerful enemies; the killing is one of the country’s most significant political murders in recent decades and has renewed concerns about the safety of corruption fighters in Central America.

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