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Salvadoran
Government Fights Organized Crime
SAN SALVADOR - Salvadoran President Mauricio
Funes repeated Tuesday the need to join all
the state organizations to formulate
strategies against the violence and the
organized crime. During the presentation of
a report, Funes also reiterated the idea of
incorportating the Armed Forces in the
struggle against organized crime and
violence.
The study was elaborated by the United
Nations Program for Development and verified
that Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador are
among the most violent countries in the
world.
Funes said his government wants to add
members of the Armed Forces to the struggle
against violence and defended the importance
to cooperate with state institutions.
UNPD data said that because of insecurity,
many citizens of this Central American
country limited the places where they
usually shop, 37.5 percent left their
recreation spaces, 14.2 percent changes
their neighborhood and omore than 12 percent
closed their businesses.
These three countries form the so-called
North Triangle, the most violent of the
world, with 79 ,000 people during the last
six years.
Two of each 10 inhabitants of the region
were victims of a crime in 2008 and the
homicide rate went up to 33 for each 100,000
inhabitants.
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