Guatemala authorizes expulsion of earlier president to U.S.
BanksHe has repeatedly denied the accusationsGuatemala City, Guatemala Guatemalas president has authorized the expatriation of earlier Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo to look money-laundering charges inside the United States, state media reported Tuesday.Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom revealed his decision to reporters Tuesday, adage he had decisive to allow the banishment since he respected the separation of powers. Guatemalas Constitutional risk has in addition authorized the expulsion.The president ought to not lay his hands on the decisions of judges and magistrates, Colom believed, according to the state-run AGN news agency.Portillo, who was president of the Central American people from 2000 to 2004, is accused of laundering $70 million through U.S.