Story highlights The President's attorney says he'll appear in front of a judge to face accusations

Lawmakers vote to strip President Otto Pérez Molina of his immunity

Guatemala's attorney general says the President is barred from leaving the country

(CNN) Guatemala's Congress voted Tuesday to strip President Otto Pérez Molina of his immunity.

The President is now prohibited from leaving the country and a warrant could be issued for his arrest, Attorney General Thelma Aldana told CNN en Español on Tuesday night.

According to the Guatemalan Attorney General's Office and a U.N. investigating commission, Pérez Molina and a group of close aides within his administration received bribes in exchange for lowering taxes for companies seeking to import products into Guatemala.

In a message broadcast on Guatemalan national TV and radio last month, the President denied the charges and suggested he's the target of a plot by his political enemies aided by foreign interests.

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