Guatemala VP resigns amid corruption row

Guatemala’s vice president has quit amid a customs corruption scandal that has implicated her former private secretary.

In a letter, Roxana Baldetti said the move meant she was giving up her immunity from possible prosecution and promised “to collaborate with all investigations”. She has denied any involvement in the alleged bribery.

President Oscar Perez Molina called the decision “brave”. MPs voted 149 to zero at a special session to accept her resignation.