Guatemala court rules against vice president Roxana Baldetti in customs scam

Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina and Vice President Roxana Baldetti (L) REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez

Guatemala's Supreme Court ruled lawmakers could revoke the vice president's immunity from prosecution to face a probe over a customs corruption racket allegedly led by her personal secretary.

The court ruled there was sufficient evidence to justify an investigation of Vice President Roxana Baldetti after intercepted phone calls linked her to alleged bribery to avoid customs taxes.