What did the indigenous mayors and Maya authorities of Rabinal ask for?

Indigenous mayors and Maya authorities met in the municipality of Rabinal, Baja Verapaz on Friday, September 27, in Constitution Square, and presented a series of demands.

The indigenous authorities “extended an invitation to the 160 representatives of the Congress of the Republic to be on the side of the people when elections are held for judges of the Supreme Court of Justice and the Courts of Appeal.”

Another of their demands is transparency in the election of the Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of San Carlos de Guatemala in the United States of America.

They add in their statement that the dean of the aforementioned college is not only responsible for the academic guidance of one of the influential colleges in the country, but also participates in the nomination committees to elect judicial officials.

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The election of the mayor certainly becomes a national interest for indigenous mayors.

“Legitimate elections are necessary to ensure a balance of academic and social interests,” they detail in their press release.

During their statement, they expressed their solidarity with those who have suffered unjust criminalization for defending the independence and freedom of expression at USAC.

In conclusion, they called on the university community and Guatemalan society in general to pay attention to the electoral processes.

They explained that only through free, transparent and participatory elections in the Supreme University Council and the Judiciary can we ensure that the highest house of studies will once again be a reference in higher education and a pillar in building a just and democratic society. In their press release.