Samari Gómez

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Country(ies) of nationality
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
  • Lawyer
HRD's thematic area of engagement
  • Fight against corruption
  • Fight against impunity
Organization affiliation
  • Fiscalía Especial contra la Impunidad (FECI)
HRD's Picture
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
  • Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
Location of detention - City/Town
Ciudad de Guatemala
Geolocation of detention

Latitude: 14.627240688310437

Longitude: -90.51336407661438

Geolocation of detention
Detained since
Jul 29, 2022
Current Status
Acquitted
Date of release
Jun 1, 2023
Charge(s)
  • Other
Sentence

She was acquitted.

Recent case update / evolution

Samari Carolina Gómez Díaz was arrested in the same case that led to the arrest of journalist José Rubén Zamora, president of elPeriódico. Gómez Díaz was arrested for allegedly disclosing confidential or reserved information. Although she was acquitted in the first instance, the trial will be repeated against her and José Rubén Zamora.

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