Ex-Guatemalan president says he’s innocent in graft case

FILE – In this July 22, 2016 file photo, Guatemala’s jailed, former President Otto Perez Molina attends a pre-trial hearing in Guatemala City. On Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, Perez Molina told a judge he is innocent of the corruption charges against him. The former leader is imprisoned while on trial in a purported corruption scheme known as “The Line,” which allegedly involved businesses paying bribes to officials to avoid customs duties in 2013 when Perez Molina was president. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)