Juan Francisco Sandoval | |
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![]() Sandoval in 2016. | |
Head of the Special Prosecutor's Office against Impunity | |
In office 4 September 2015 –23 July 2021 | |
Attorney General | Thelma Aldana María Consuelo Porras |
Preceded by | Óscar Schaad |
Succeeded by | Carla Isidra Valenzuela |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 May 1982 Guatemala City,Guatemala |
Alma mater | Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala |
Juan Francisco Sandoval Alfaro (born April 29 1982) is a Guatemalan attorney and prosecutor who served as Head of the Special Prosecutor's Office against Impunity from September 2015 to July 2021.[ citation needed ]
Sandoval was an ally of then-Attorney General Thelma Aldana in investigating cases against former presidents Alfonso Portillo,Álvaro Arzú,Álvaro Colom and Otto Pérez Molina,among other cases. [1] [2] After Aldana's mandate,Sandoval began investigations for possible corruption against former president Jimmy Morales [3] and Alejandro Giammattei. [4]
Sandoval maintained a strained relationship with Aldana's successor,María Consuelo Porras,who eventually ended up removing him in July 2021. [1] [5] According to the US State Department,Porras "actively undermined" the corruption investigations conducted by Sandoval and his team. About two months after her removal,the US Department of State included Porras on a list of "corrupt and undemocratic" officials. [6]