Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has resigned after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with a customs fraud scandal.
His resignation, which was later formally accepted by the nation's Congress, followed widespread protests among fellow citizens both rich and poor over the extensive corruption plaguing his government.
The country’s public prosecutor announced on Twitter late Wednesday that the warrant had been issued after Congress voted Tuesday to strip the president of his immunity from prosecution.
Perez Molina, a 64-year-old former general who was active during the country’s decades-long civil war, which ended in 1996, appeared before a judge on Wednesday in connection with the case.