VOICED : Expresidente guatemalteco Colom detenido por caso de corrupcion

Álvaro Colón, former president of Guatemala, was arrested for fraud and embezzlement related to a 2009 public transport project. The purchase of buses was allegedly overpriced, and companies were pre-selected before the bidding process. Nine former ministers were also detained. Colón is the second Guatemalan ex-president arrested for corruption, following Otto Pérez in 2015.

What charges led to the arrest of Álvaro Colón?

• Tax evasion

• Bribery

• Fraud and embezzlement

• Money laundering

In what year did Álvaro Colón propose a law to exempt taxes on new vehicle purchases?

• 2011

• 2008

• 2010

• 2009

How many companies were pre-selected before the bidding process for the bus service?

• Four

• Three

• Five

• Two

How many ex-ministers were arrested along with Álvaro Colón?

• Seven

• Thirteen

• Nine

• Eleven

Who was the Guatemalan president arrested in 2015 for customs fraud?

• Álvaro Colón

• Otto Pérez

• Jimmy Morales

• Vinicio Cerezo