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The Latest: Guatemalan president resigns in corruption probe

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, file photo, Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina acknowledges reporters at the end of a press conference, in Guatemala City. Guatemala's attorney general said Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2015, that a judge has granted her request for an order to detain President Otto Perez Molina in connection with a government corruption case that has thrown the country into turmoil. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File) FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, file photo, Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina acknowledges reporters at the end of a press conference, in Guatemala City. Guatemala's attorney general said Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2015, that a judge has granted her request for an order to detain President Otto Perez Molina in connection with a government corruption case that has thrown the country into turmoil. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

By Associated Press September 3, 2015 1 min read

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – The latest on the resignation of Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina (all times local):

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6:40 a.m.

Otto Perez Molina says through his attorney that he will appear before a judge on Thursday to face the corruption charges against him following his resignation as president of Guatemala.

Perez Molina submitted his resignation at midnight Wednesday local time after a judge issued an order to detain him in a customs fraud case that earlier led to the resignation of his vice president.

The resignation must be approved by the congress, which was to consider the matter on Thursday morning.

Perez Molina was already under order not to leave the country, and on Tuesday the congress lifted his immunity from prosecution.