Guatemala declares state of emergency in north (Sept. 5, 2019)
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Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales declared a state of emergency in 22 northern municipalities after three members of a military patrol were killed by suspected gang members on Tuesday. Authorities will send more military and police personnel to Alta Verapaz, El Progreso, Izabal, Peten and Zacapa provinces, a drug-trafficking corridor that runs from the Honduran to Mexican borders. The measure suspends the rights of assembly, transit, the right to carry arms and constitutional guarantees against arrest without a warrant for a month. Rights groups said the government's response was excessive. (
Guatemala declares state of emergency in north (Sept. 5, 2019)
Guatemala declares state of emergency in…
Guatemala declares state of emergency in north (Sept. 5, 2019)
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales declared a state of emergency in 22 northern municipalities after three members of a military patrol were killed by suspected gang members on Tuesday. Authorities will send more military and police personnel to Alta Verapaz, El Progreso, Izabal, Peten and Zacapa provinces, a drug-trafficking corridor that runs from the Honduran to Mexican borders. The measure suspends the rights of assembly, transit, the right to carry arms and constitutional guarantees against arrest without a warrant for a month. Rights groups said the government's response was excessive. (