GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan prosecutors raided the offices of the charity Save the Children on Thursday, citing a complaint alleging the violation of migrant children’s rights.
Prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche said in a video to media that the complaint filed by an unidentified foreigner had raised serious concerns because it involved allegations of abuse of children.
The raid came a week after the secretary general of Guatemala’s Public Ministry, Ángel Pineda, wrote a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asking for support in addressing allegations that Save the Children and other aid groups “could be participating in child trafficking operations.”
Curruchiche said the raid was intended to search for any documents that might support the accusations. The prosecutor’s office did not say whether Paxton responded to the request.
First cargo ship passes through newly opened channel in Baltimore
About 50,000 Sit for Delayed College Entrance Exam in Shanghai
International Museum Day Celebrated Across China
China to Cultivate More Skilled Personnel in Manufacturing Sector
Woman, 43, accused of murdering her disabled mother
Technologies Aid Efforts to Raise Public Awareness of Cultural Relic Restoration
China's Online Payment Users Top 900 Mln: Report
China Vows to Improve Eye Care Services for Children, Seniors
Jodie Comer wows in shimmering black and white dress with cut
Nation to Promote Free HPV Vaccinations in More Regions
House approves bill to criminalize organ retention without permission
China Releases National Standards for Digital Textbooks in Primary, Middle Schools