(MENAFN- QNA) Guatemalan President Otto Perez said he has no plans to resign despite being investigated for corruption and facing the possible lifting of his presidential immunity.
"I am going to remain on the job. It is a constitutional responsibility," he told journalists.
The Supreme Court endorsed an opposition party's request to investigate how much he knew about fraud by senior officials in the customs and social security systems.
The court also asked Congress to consider lifting his immunity.
The probe against Perez, to be conducted by a commission appointed by Congress, was requested by opposition party Winaq, founded by Nobel peace laureate Rigoberta Menchu.
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