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Weekly Report - 24 August 2017 (WR-17-33)
GUATEMALA: Renewed calls for anti-gang legislation
A deadly shootout which took place in a Guatemala City hospital last week, involving members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) street gang, has reignited calls for the conservative Frente de Convergencia Nacional (FCN-Nación) government led by President Jimmy Morales to pass more stringent legislation against maras. Such calls remain controversial amid concerns that (if effective), it would place greater strain on a prison system already at breaking point.
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