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A Guatemalan appellate court has revoked the substitute measures previously granted to Jorge Santos, the former Director of Informatics for the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). The decision was handed down within the context of the ongoing judicial proceedings known as the Corrupción Semilla case.

Santos, who previously held a key technical role overseeing electoral data systems, now faces stricter judicial status as the case advances. The appellate ruling alters the conditions of his legal defense, removing the alternative measures that previously allowed him to remain outside of conventional detention during the investigation.