The Latest: Guatemalan president resigns as corruption investigation closes in
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The latest on the resignation of Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina (all times local):
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6:40 a.m.
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Otto Perez Molina says through his attorney that he will appear before a judge on Thursday to face the corruption charges against him following his resignation as president of Guatemala.
Perez Molina submitted his resignation at midnight Wednesday local time after a judge issued an order to detain him in a customs fraud case that earlier led to the resignation of his vice president.
The resignation must be approved by the congress, which was to consider the matter on Thursday morning.
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Perez Molina was already under order not to leave the country, and on Tuesday the congress lifted his immunity from prosecution.