US EditionGuatemala Prisons Rule Streets While Cells Command Violence Economy
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This year Guatemala will carry out the usual process to change the Attorney General and the judges of the Constitutional Court, the highest judicial instance in the country.
On Sunday, January 18th, when the tragedy was confirmed, nine officers of the National Civil Police were killed in cold blood in various areas of the Guatemalan department, the metropolitan area of the country. A burst of fire woke up the country, which had already gone to sleep worried. The previous day, Saturday, January 17, had been frenzied. Three maximum security prisons — two located north of the capital and one in the southern department …
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By SONIA PÉREZ D. CITY DE GUATEMALA (AP) — More than 1,000 people have been arrested in Guatemala for various crimes since the state of siege imposed by President Bernardo Arévalo came into effect a week ago after a violent gang attack on the security forces. “The actions we are undertaking are fundamental to dismantle criminal structures that for years were untouchable because they participated in networks of corruption, impunity and political …
After being transferred to less luxurious prisons, the leaders of the two main groups are organizing revolts and ordering murders.
The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, said on Tuesday that the authorities regained control of the prisons, after a week under the state of siege that he decreed in response to gang attacks that left ten policemen dead.On January 18, Arévalo declared the state of emergency for a month, after a wave of attacks by the fearsome Barrio 18 gang against police, in retaliation for the return of three prisons that were under the control of convi…
Guatemala Prisons Rule Streets While Cells Command Violence Economy
From behind bars, gangs in Guatemala run extortion rackets like call centers, directing threats, payments, and killings while enjoying privileges unseen by most citizens. Recent prison crackdowns exposed a system where incarceration fuels crime instead of stopping it. The post Guatemala Prisons Rule Streets While Cells Command Violence Economy appeared first on LatinAmerican Post.
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