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
Current Status
Acquitted
HRD's bio and work
Detained since
Jul 29, 2022
Date of release
Jun 1, 2023
Charge(s)
- Other
Sentence
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
Ciudad de Guatemala
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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