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Guatemala ends emergency powers after a monthlong crackdown sparked by 10 police killings
President Bernardo Arévalo ended the emergency after 83 gang arrests and declines in homicides and extortion, following the killing of 10 police officers by gangs.
- Guatemala lifted its state of emergency one month after President Bernardo Arévalo sought special powers following the killing of 10 police officers by suspected gang members.
- The measure had restricted some constitutional rights, allowing authorities to make arrests without a warrant issued by a judge.
- President Arévalo said 83 gang members had been arrested during the state of emergency and that homicides and reports of extortion had fallen during the period compared with the same stretch a year earlier.
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Guatemala Lifts State of Emergency After Police Killings
Guatemala Lifts State of Emergency After Police Killings Guatemala has officially lifted its state of emergency, a decision made a month after President Bernardo Arévalo enacted special measures in response to the killing of 10 police officers by suspected gang members.The emergency decree had allowed authorities to bypass certain constitutional rights, such as making arrests without judicial warrants. These restrictions will no longer be in eff…
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Guatemala ends emergency powers after a monthlong crackdown sparked by 10 police killings
Guatemala has ended its monthlong state of emergency after deadly attacks on police pushed President Bernardo Arévalo to seek special powers against gangs.
President Bernardo Arévalo determined the measure, which would allow prisons without a judicial order, in the face of the violence caused by this strike, declared 'terrorist organization' by Guatemala and the United States
Guatemala ended the state of siege declared a month ago after several armed attacks by the Barrio 18 gang that left 11 policemen dead, and is preparing for a new security deployment in the capital.President Bernardo Arévalo ordered the measure that allowed arrests without a court order in the face of the violence unleashed by that gang, declared "terrorist organization" by Guatemala and the United States, when the authorities occupied three pris…
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