Peru declares state of emergency in five high-security prisons to combat criminal gangs
The measure gives police and military control inside the prisons as officials seek to curb gangs linked to about 50% of such inmates, the government said.
- On Saturday, Peru declared a 60-day state of emergency in five high-security prisons, authorizing police and military forces to take control in response to citizens' security concerns.
- President Keiko Fujimori issued the measure to combat criminal organizations operating from inside prisons toward the outside; the five facilities house around 50% of inmates linked to such groups.
- Rising insecurity prompted the measure; the previous Sunday, gunmen disguised as police killed four people and kidnapped a mining businessman in Peru's north before he was freed after paying ransom.
- Military and police forces will be authorized to secure the airspace and electromagnetic spectrum immediately surrounding the prisons, expanding their operational control under the emergency decree.
- The government has asked Congress for 120 days of legislative powers to designate criminal organizations as "terrorists," though the opposition has raised objections to the request.
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SIC NotíciasThis measure means, according to the news agency Europa Press, that the police will maintain control of the prisons, but with the support of the Armed Forces.
The Peruvian government decreed a state of emergency in five prisons, which authorizes the military to take charge with the police of external control of the prisons, the presidency announced this Saturday.
President Keiko Fujimori declared a state of emergency for 60 days in five highly dangerous prisons in Peru. The aim of the measure is to undertake intelligence operations to identify and remove cell phones within the prisons with which criminals organize crimes abroad. Our correspondent Francisco Zacharias amplifies the information.
LIMA (AP) — The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency in five prisons across the country considered high-risk due to “disturbances to peace and public order” and overcrowding, granting law enforcement the authority to control them…
Peru has declared the state of emergency in five prisons of maximum security, allowing the police and military to take control of the structures in response to the concerns of the citizens for the security: the gov... (ANSA)
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