Guatemala Transportation
Normal Again
Guatemala - Public
transportation service
returned to normalcy on
Friday in the Guatemalan
capital, after five days
of partial strike to
protest a wave of
violence against workers
of that sector.
Along the country, 107
drivers, 39 assistants,
eight bus proprietors,
four inspectors and 24
passengers have died
during 2008.
National Traffic Police
Chief Amilcar Montejo
confirmed that vehicles
are circulating normally
in the city's northern
and southern
neighbourhoods.
President Alvaro Colom
recognized that violence
is still out of control,
and asked the population
to be patient, because
changes are being
implemented in the
security structures.
Government Viceminister
Arnoldo Villagran
announced a plan to
fight violence against
the capital's
transportation service
and guarantee security
of drivers, assistants
and passengers.
Friday is the deadline
established by a court
for National Civil
Police Director Marlene
Blanco presents a report
to the Attorney
General's Office Human
Rights Department, about
the measures adopted to
reduce unsafety.
Ombudsman Sergio Morales
presented a complaint,
due to the authorities'
passivity to investigate
and punish those
responsible for
extortion, attacks and
murders against drivers
and passengers.
Around 1,000 vehicles
must pay every day the
so called tax imposed by
the gangs to circulate
in specific sectors of
the city and the
neighboring
municipalities, and
around 200 undergo
robbery.
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