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GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s government reached out for international support Wednesday in a bid to preserve the country’s stability, amid growing calls for President Alvaro Colom’s resignation after being accused of ordering the killing of a lawyer.
Colom continued to deny the videotaped accusations by Rodrigo Rosenberg that were broadcast after the attorney was shot to death Sunday.
About 1,000 protesters gathered outside the National Palace to call for Colom’s resignation.
In Washington, Guatemalan Foreign Minister Haroldo Rodas asked for support from the members of the Organization of American States. Colom has called for the FBI and the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala to investigate the killing.
