Duarte in video so-called before being arrested

Javier Duarte, former governor of Veracruz, appears in a video that would have been recorded on Saturday, April 15, 2017, revealing Monday that his detention stemmed from an agreement reached with the federal government to stop harassing his family.

In the TV news from Imagen TV, a video was broadcast in which Javier Duarte appears in Guatemala, stating that he is in complete freedom and that he knows that he will be arrested.

"I want to inform you that in a few moments and in accordance with the agreement with the Federal Government, I will be arrested. I give myself It is precisely so that I can defend myself and respect the agreements reached with the federal government, in that it can stop harassing my family and put an end to this political persecution against me, my family and my family. environment, "he said.

"The agreement provides that when I surrender, the charges against my family will be withdrawn, I will follow the corresponding criminal process (…) and my family will be able to live fully in peace, in well-being and without being disturbed. I will be a political prisoner, "adds Duarte.

Duarte points out that his family is accompanying him at that time and that, despite the fact that news of his arrest will be announced as if he had been caught, he is aware of it.

"They have not stopped me, I am leaving them, they will let him know how they were surprised and arrested but I am in complete freedom," the clip says.

The PGR reported that Javier Duarte was arrested on 15 April 2017 with the collaboration of the Attorney General of Guatemala and the National Civil Police through his Interpol Division in Guatemala. He was charged with money laundering and organized crime.