Law enforcement in Guatemala

Guatemalan law enforcement, mainly performed by the civilian-led

human rights violations. During President general Otto Pérez Molina, elected in 2012, stepped up the use of military reinforcement in the country's law enforcement, which was introduced in 2005 as a 'temporary measure' yet lasted several electoral periods.^[1] During the country's civil war from 1960 to 1996

, 200,000 people were killed and 45,000 forcibly disappeared.

According to the

drug trafficking and organized crime.^[3]

After the internal conflict, as part of the peace agreements, the Policia Nacional Civil (PNC) was established as national civilian police with a nation-wide jurisdiction and a departament based division.

Military deployment

Since 2012, the government has opened at least five new

border shared with Mexico.^[4]

Historical secret police organizations

Policía Judicial (Judicial Police)
Policía Militar Ambulate (PMA) (Mobile Military Police)
Guardia de Hacienda (Palace Guard)
Ejército Secreto Anti-Comunista (ESAC) (Secret Anti-Communist Army)
Centro de Servicios Especiales de la Presidencia (Centre for Special Presidential Services)

Sources

World Police Encyclopedia Wo, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto. by Taylor & Francis. 2004.
WoWorld Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional SystemsWo, 2nd edition. Gale, 2006.
Sullivan, Larry E. et al. WoEncyclopedia of Law EnforcementWo. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005.

References

^ "Ejército patrullará con la PNC hasta marzo del 2018 – Prensa Libre". Prensa Libre (in Spanish).
^ "Report of the Commission for Historical Clarification Conclusions and Recommendations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ "Militarization of Law Enforcement in Guatemala". 25 July 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ "Militarization of Law Enforcement in Guatemala". 25 July 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

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[1] "Ejército patrullará con la PNC hasta marzo del 2018 – Prensa Libre". Prensa Libre (in Spanish).

[2] "Report of the Commission for Historical Clarification Conclusions and Recommendations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

[3] "Militarization of Law Enforcement in Guatemala". 25 July 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

[4] "Militarization of Law Enforcement in Guatemala". 25 July 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

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