Guatemala's new anti-impunity commissioner, Ivan Velasquez, arrived to the Central American nation in October with an ambitious agenda, promising to probe links between drug traffickers and political parties. "We're going to investigate if organized crime has permeated political campaigns with their financing," he told CNN en Español in an exclusive interview. The announcement sent shock waves across a country that faces one of the highest murder rates in Latin America. Widespread institutional corruption and societal violence related to drug trafficking continue to be a concern, according to a recent U.S. State Department report. Previous commissioners have had successes exposing networks that colluded with the government. But Velasquez envisions an investigation that could expose the very apparatuses of criminal activity leaving no stone unturned.
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Ivan Velasquez is the new commissioner for a U.N.-backed anti-impunity commission
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He vows to go after ties between drug traffickers and political parties
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Velasquez did the same as a judge in Colombia
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His work makes some officials uncomfortable
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