Tegucigalpa, July 6, (RHC), – Thousands of Guatemalans have taken to the streets of the capital to protest against corruption in the government, calling for the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina.

On Saturday night, some 5,000 protesters marched in downtown Guatemala City, demanding the resignation of the country's corruption-plagued president. The demonstrators, who were marching from the Supreme Court to the National Palace in the city's historic center, shouted slogans against Perez.

Opposition parties have requested the probe against Perez, who is currently facing an investigation into corruption accusations.

On June 30, Guatemala's Constitutional Court rejected Perez's appeal for presidential immunity from a congressional corruption probe.

On Friday, a Congressional committee recommended that Perez be stripped of his immunity from prosecution over fraud scandals.