Honduras Suspends Rights In Two Largest Cities To Fight Gangs
Faizan Hashmi Published December 07, 2022 | 09:30 AM
Tegucigalpa, Dec 7 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Dec, 2022 ) :Honduran police on Tuesday moved en masse into poor urban areas to tackle criminal gangs "head on" after a decree by President Xiomara Castro to temporarily suspend certain rights.
The 30-day lifting of constitutional guarantees that began Tuesday allows police to make arrests without warrants in 89 districts of Tegucigalpa, the capital, and 73 districts of San Pedro Sula, the industrial capital.
President Castro, a leftist, declared last week the lifting of the constitutional rights due to what she called a "national emergency" over gang violence.
"We are going to go head on against organized crime," national police director Gustavo Sanchez told some 600 security agents at a dusty soccer pitch in Aleman, a residential district south of the capital.
The crackdown, he said at a news conference, "is to deal with the criminal structures known as Gang 18 and MS-13," a reference to the two largest transnational street gangs in Honduras.
He said 20,000 police and military police in rotating shifts would take part in the dragnet.
Public pressure has built on Castro to follow in the footsteps of El Salvador, where President Nayib Bukele has brought down gang violence by rounding up thousands of young people on suspicion of gang activity.
The decree that Castro enacted on the so-called state of exception said in part: "By virtue of the serious disturbance of peace and security prevailing in the main cities of the country caused essentially by organized criminal groups... it is resolved: to suspend the guarantees established in the constitution."Drug trafficking groups and gang members are largely responsible for a soaring rate of homicides. At 40 murders per 100,000 inhabitants, the rate in Honduras is four times higher than the world average.
One objective of the crackdown, Castro said, is to rein in rampant exortion by gangs, which she described as "one of the main reasons for migration and the shuttering of small and medium enterprises."
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Pakistan denounces fresh round of curbs on Kashmiri political parties
Shadab Khan honors mother, wife with PSL 9 medal, award
US urges Taliban to stop terrorist attacks on Pakistan from Afghan Soil
Nawaz Sharif decides to travel to KSA, London
New political party to emerge soon, says Shahhid Khaqan Abbasi
Islamabad United win hearts, expresses solidarity with Palestinians
Vivo Unveils the Future of Portrait Photography with the Premium and Elegant V30 ..
Infinix NOTE 40 series defies norms with the introduction of upto 20W MagCharge ..
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 19 March 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 19 March 2024
'Charter of economy is the need of the hour': Asif
14 bodies found in Haiti capital suburb amid gang violence
More Stories From Miscellaneous
-
Punjabi film 'No Love No Tension' to be released on Eid
2 days ago -
Modernizing hosiery industry to boost exports
2 days ago -
PMNH finally on way to expansion
2 days ago -
Ramazan: The month of patience, compassion for all
2 days ago -
Crafting Tradition: The artistry of wooden products attract customers
4 days ago -
Educational standard lags behind in international benchmarks
4 days ago
-
Nadeem Baig honored in Hyderabad by adoring fans
9 days ago -
Contribution of Sargodha poets for Punjabi poetry's development in 21st century
9 days ago -
Time to reign in unruly bikers
9 days ago -
Inclusive strategy required to increase students’ enrollment in KP
9 days ago -
Magical influence of ‘Seraiki folk literature’ holds audience of every generation spellbound
9 days ago -
Musical function mesmerized audience in concluding ceremony of Qalandar Urs
16 days ago