Chief Prosecutor Ramses Cuestas urged Parrinello to turn over any evidence he had about the instigators of such a plan. But El Grafico columnist Carlos Soto says poverty and injustice caused the riots. Soto scolded his fellow reporters for adding to the criticisms levelled at the students. Government Cracks Down on Striking Doctors Guatemala, June 20. Police have arrested one doctor and issued warrants for 35 others who they say lead the nationwide public hospital strike.
Police blame the strike leaders for the deaths of two people.
As the strike enters its second week, government sources say the army may begin providing emergency care to avoid further victims. The doctors are demanding the government provide medicines, food and other supplies necessary for the normal functioning of health centers. Maquiladora Workers Protest Union-Busting Guatemala, June 20. Employees of the SMT maquiladora say the U.S. owner of their plant has violated Guatemalan labor laws in an attempt to destroy their union. Even as owner Sal Aligihery was awaiting legal charges, he closed up shop and dismissed his workers, according to the Guatemalan daily Prensa Libre.