Guatemala outsources a corruption crackdown

Eight years ago, when Guatemala outsourced part of its corrupt judicial system to a U.N.-sponsored agency, few would have given the experiment much of a chance.

Now, with Guatemala’s President Otto Pérez Molina behind bars — the first time a democratically elected leader has ever stepped down over corruption-related charges there — politicians and the public throughout Latin America are paying closer attention to one of the most unusual gambits in the annals of corruption fighting.




Source: Wall Street Journal