guatemala's government has condemned
unrest that led to the burning of the
country's congress building on saturday
the protests were part of growing
demonstrations against conservative
president alejandro
alejandro giamatti for approving a
budget that's
sparked outrage most of the funds were
earmarked for infrastructure projects
while spending on education and health
care was cut
the morning after workers clean up the
debris
guatemala's government says protesters
who set fire to the country's congress
building on saturday
are guilty of terrorist acts
but a human rights group said the police
used excessive force against them
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at least 12 were injured and dozens of
others arrested
i kept my hands raised in the air but
three
five eight policemen still came and beat
me
they put their boots on my head i think
there are images of that
the truth is that it's just not right we
must remember that we are no longer in a
dictatorship
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yesterday i was arrested for documenting
the demonstration in the square
i am a documentarian and a
photojournalist i was doing my job when
the police attacked me and illegally
arrested me
thousands of demonstrators had gathered
in central guatemala city
to protest cuts in education and health
care spending
the new budget was negotiated in secret
and approved by congress before dawn on
wednesday
and because the president doesn't help
them the people are in need
they are suffering they are hungry
vice president guillermo castillo
responded to the protests with a drastic
proposal
for the good of the country i have asked
the president that we both present our
resignation from
office him as president and myself as
vice president
but we must do it together but
president alejandro giamatte refuses to
step down
clinging on to power despite the
widespread outrage
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