PBS NewsHour

Why Guatemalans rose up against government corruption

Clip: 09/04/2015 | 4m 50s

On Thursday, Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina was forced to resign. By the afternoon, he was in court, accused of taking part in a multi-million dollar bribery operation, and then he spent the night in jail. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at the dramatic turn of events with Adriana Beltrán from the Washington Office on Latin America.

Aired: 09/04/15

Rating: NR

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