Guatemala's president-elect calls on protesters to defend democracy after election office raided

Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arevalo called for a march to defend democracy on Monday as he presented a legal challenge against an investigation led by the top prosecutor’s office to Guatemala's Supreme Court.

Last week, the top prosecutor's office in the Central American country raided facilities run by Guatemala's main electoral tribunal as part of an investigation into the lead-up to the elections which saw anti-graft candidate Bernardo Arevalo and his Semilla Party overwhelmingly come out on top.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the court to accompany Arevalo, waving flags and holding signs that read "out with the coup-mongers.

The U.S. urged Guatemalan authorities to end their "intimidation efforts" targeting election officials and members of the party voted into power in last month's presidential elections.

Meanwhile, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned world leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday of the prospect of a coup in Guatemala.

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