Guatemala Security
Advisor Dismissed
The Guatemalan
government agreed to
remove controversial
security advisor Victor
Rivera from his post,
amid criticism of his
participation in
parallel structures
within the police
forces, it was revealed
Tuesday.
Rivera arrived in that
country in 1996, invited
by a private initiative
to fight a wave of
kidnappings of farmers,
after having commanded
private security groups
in El Salvador.
The Venezuelan-born
citizen, who became a
naturalized Guatemalan,
had been working in the
Government Ministry for
13 years, leading a team
of seven officers who
investigated kidnappings
and homicides of high
impact.
His dismissal responded
to a direct order by
President Alvaro Colom,
informed Government
Minister Vinicio Gomez.
Political organizations
and human rights
entities accuse Rivera
of having links with
criminal structures
within the security
forces, and demand a
probe into his alleged
illegal actions. |
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