human rights defender
Organization affiliation
- Fiscalía Especial contra la Impunidad (FECI)
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Lawyer
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Fight against corruption
- Fight against impunity
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
HRD's bio and work
Current Status
Acquitted
Detained since
Jul 29, 2022
Date of release
Jun 1, 2023
Charge(s)
- Other
Sentence
(AI Translated) She was acquitted.
Latitude: 14.627240688310437
Longitude: -90.51336407661438
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
Location of detention - City/Town
(AI Translated) Guatemala City
Recent case update / evolution
(AI Translated) Samari Carolina Gómez Díaz was arrested in the same case that led to the detention of journalist José Rubén Zamora, president of elPeriódico. Gómez Díaz was detained for alleged disclosure of confidential or reserved information. Although she was initially acquitted, the trial will be repeated against her and José Rubén Zamora.
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