US EditionGuatemalan prison guards freed after being held hostage by gang members
Three violent disturbances have erupted this week at Santa Rosa Prison amid tensions possibly linked to overcrowding and poor conditions, officials say.
- Guatemalan authorities freed nine prison guards who had been held hostage since Thursday by rioting inmates of the Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gangs in Guatemala City.
- Jose Portillo, Deputy Minister of Security, said the guards were held by members of Mara Salvatrucha, which U.S. President Donald Trump designated as a terrorist organization earlier this year.
- One prison official died Friday after being shot, without further details provided.
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The prison officer injured during a mutiny in El Boquerón prison in Cuilapa, Santa Rosa, died in the regional hospital due to the severity of the injuries caused by firearms. The victim was identified as Pedro Velázquez Alonzo, originally from Sacapulas, Quiché. Authorities continue to investigate the facts to determine those responsible and strengthen security measures in the prison.
A new riot took place this Thursday afternoon at the El Boquerón Preventive Detention Center, located in Cuilapa, Santa Rosa. The incident was led by gang members of the mara salvatrucha, who started riots that left a prison system officer shot dead, who later died in a health care center. According to the preliminary report, six guards are being held by the inmates. Faced with the emergency, agents of the Special Forces and anti-riots of the Na…
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