In a message to the nation via social media, Interior Minister Francisco Jimenez not only assured that extortion was the country's biggest security problem, but also said he had been given a mandate to tackle it. Create conditions to control it.
The head of the Interior portfolio announced that some measures will soon be taken as part of the commitment to confront the extortion phenomenon that has left many Guatemalan families in mourning, as the agency responsible for the protection of citizens. .
He highlights that what happened to minor Alvisures, a bottle-drink delivery man who was a victim of crime and extortion, shocked him, but it «It's not going to be like this. Rest assured, it won't be like this.”Punished.
Who are Alvisers?
The story of Alviseurs, the protagonist of the case exemplified by the head of the interior portfolio, is the story of a Guatemalan worker trying to support his family, Jiménez explained, who was murdered for not having a telephone. Extortion
The incident took place on the morning of January 24, at 14th Avenue and 18th Street in Zone 1 of the capital, when Alvisours refused to receive a telephone used for extortion.
According to reports from municipal firefighters who responded to the emergency, Alviseurs was identified by his co-workers as the driver of the bottled beverage delivery vehicle, about 45 years old, who was hit by gunfire.
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