US EditionGuatemala President Ends Siege Order but Keeps Military-Police Crackdown
President Arévalo replaced the state of siege with a nationwide state of prevention to maintain security gains after deadly riots killed 11 police officers, officials said.
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Guatemala president ends siege order but keeps military-police crackdown
President Bernardo Arévalo ended the nationwide state of siege in Guatemala on Monday, while maintaining joint military and police operations to combat organized crime and gangs. The move comes after a 30-day emergency period imposed in response to deadly prison riots and attacks that left 11 National Civil Police officers dead. In a nationally broadcast address, President Arévalo reported that the emergency operation succeeded in isolating seni…
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State of siege and "state of prevention" in effect – Operations against the Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gangs accused of prison riots and wave of violence
Guatemala City. Guatemalan military and police, heavily armed and even with tankers, began yesterday an intense patrol in neighborhoods and the center of the capital besieged by gangs, which in the last month launched attacks in which 11 policemen died.A state of siege, which was in force for 30 days since January 18 and which allowed arrests without a warrant, ended on Monday, but President Bernardo Arévalo decided to launch strong operations i…
Guatemala City, Guatemala Military and police of Guatemala, heavily armed and even with tankers, began on Tuesday an intense patrol in neighborhoods and the center of the capital besieged by gangs, which in the last month launched attacks in which 11 policemen died. A state of siege, which was in force for 30 days since January 18 and which allowed arrests without a warrant, ended on Monday, but President Bernardo Arévalo decided to launch stron…
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