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Weekly InSight: Guatemala Mayor ‘Tres Kiebres’ - The Art of Being ‘3 Times Broken’

ELITES AND CRIME / 12 OCT 2017 BY INSIGHT CRIME EN

In our October 11 Facebook Live session, co-director Steven Dudley and senior editor Mike LaSusa spoke about InSight Crime's new investigation of the complicated criminal ties of the mayor of Ipala, Guatemala -- Esduin Javier Javier, also known as "Tres Kiebres."

As the investigation details, Javier claims that suspicions surrounding his ties to organized crime groups are a result of "misunderstandings." And indeed, he has not faced any formal investigations or charges along these lines. But as Dudley and LaSusa discuss, the story of Javier's ascent in the construction business in Ipala and his later election as mayor is a complicated one that intersects at various points with organized crime.

Watch the full conversation below:

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