US EditionState of Siege Announced in Guatemala
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Guatemala is going through a time when the state is being tested not only by criminal violence, but by the accumulated fragility of its own institutions. The wave of prison riots and police murders in January is not only a security challenge: it recalls to what extent corruption, the capture of the judicial system and social neglect have eroded public authority for decades. Bernardo Arévalo’s government is facing gangs today, but also a country …
The escalation of gang violence in Guatemala exposed the fragility of the security apparatus, but also an alleged plot against the government to shield a reported alliance between politicians and criminals.The murder of ten police officers this weekend in retaliation for the occupation of three prisons where gang members had taken dozens of hostages led Social Democratic President Bernardo Arévalo to decree the state of siege, only overtaken by …
Day by Day News Guatemala – Guatemala's Interior Minister, Marco Antonio Villeda, warned that the country's prison system is facing a critical situation, with overcrowding exceeding 340%. He described the crisis as a "permanent time bomb" following recent coordinated gang attacks that left ten police officers dead last Sunday. During that day, simultaneous riots broke out in three prisons across the country, where inmates took guards hostage, wh…
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