Agence France-Presse reported from Tegucigalpa, Honduras on June 16 that Castro, along with members of the Honduran National Defense and Security Council, announced a plan to resolve such crimes in response to the demands of the people. About increasing violence
“The armed forces and the police urgently intervene in all areas where crimes are common, such as murder, drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, arms smuggling, illegal cartels, etc. and money laundering,” Castro added.
This is a big prison. And about ten other measures in the Honduran government's plan. It reflects the actions of neighboring El Salvador. His campaign against the gangs led El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, to be criticized by human rights groups. But at the same time it also made him the most popular leader in Latin America.
While General Roosevelt Hernandez, Chief of Staff of the Honduran Armed Forces, said the government had ordered the construction. Immediately establishing “emergency detention centers” for 20,000 prisoners in light of the state of security emergency. In a small population area between the province of Olancho and the province of Gracias Dios in the northeast of the country.
“There are currently approximately 30 prisons throughout Honduras. There are approximately 21,000 prisoners and they will be transferred immediately to the new prison,” Hernandez concluded.
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