the arguments. In May 1993, Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías, tried to dissolve the Congress, dismiss the Supreme Court of Justice, the Constitutional Court and the Human Rights Delegate. Gutiérrez was among a group of citizens who issued a declaration "Given the political crisis the country is undergoing", better known as the document of "Los Abajo Firmantes", where they rejected the actions of Elías, calling him "dictator" and demanding his resignation as well as the restitution of the Public Powers of the republic. They organized citizen protests, marches and rallies in front of the National Palace, through a platform called the National Consensus Instance. In early 2003, president Alfonso Portillo attacked the media calling them “clowns”, saying they were “at the service of obscure interests” and referring to Gutierrez as “the circus owner”. Gutierrez issued a response stating that “the government called conspirator and subversive to any person who speaks the truth about the President”. On 24 July 2003, former President Efraín Ríos Montt demanded that the Supreme Electoral Tribunal register him as a presidential candidate, despite being banned for having led a coup d'état. Several people took different points of the city, and one of the most threatened places was the Centro Empresarial building, where the corporate offices of Multi Inversiones is located. One of the most fierce opponents of the inscription of Ríos Montt was Gutierrez. According to Prensa Libre: "That day, the lives of hundreds of employees in that building was put at risk, because several tires were set on fire, which made the air unbreathable, and the mob threatened to burn the building." After being besieged for twelve hours, 900 people who had been trapped in the Centro Empresarial building were rescued and the protesters withdrew. On Thursday, 1 July 2010, the government of President Álvaro Colom denounced a "destabilization plan composed of attacks on security forces and reports in some media outlets" and accused Gutiérrez as one of those responsible for that plan. In response, the businessman said "With all due respect, I ask you not to fall into the totalitarian trap". Months later, Gutiérrez started one of the most controversial episodes of 2010 due to a comment against President Colom and his wife at the National Entrepreneurs Conference. After the incident, Gutierrez distanced himself from the “Libre Encuentro" program and the country, alleging, among other reasons, the "evident increase in forms of harassment and intimidation,