Honduras Declares National Emergency Over Gang Extortions

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A BBC journalist covering historic protests against President Xi Jinping's lockdown rules in China was arrested and beaten by police officers, with Chinese officials later making the bizarre claim that he was detained for his 'own good' in case he caught Covid from the crowd.

The plan follows pressure from businessmen, truck, bus and taxi drivers, residents and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who say extortion - largely by the Mara Salvatrucha MS-13 and Mara Barrio 18 gangs - has worsened in recent months.



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TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Honduran President Xiomara Castro declared a national security emergency on Thursday and began implementing a new plan to combat a rising number of cases of extortion by violent criminal groups operating across the country.





We do not consider this a credible explanation.' We have had no official explanation or apology from the Chinese authorities, beyond a claim by the officials who later released him that they had arrested him for his own good in case he caught Covid from the crowd.



Shocking footage from the anti-government protests in Shanghai shows Edward Lawrence, a camera operator for Thessaloniki greece taxi fare to airport the BBC's China Bureau, being dragged away by Xi's officers as he screams 'call the consulate now' to a friend.

Castro's new measures would allow the suspension of some constitutional rights in areas with predominant criminal gang presence, taxi Volos Airport to airport price a deployment of 20,000 police agents, new security controls on roads and measures against money laundering.

Shanghai police officers tried to dismiss the arrest as being for Mr Lawrence's 'own good', claiming that he was arrested 'in case he caught Covid from the crowd'.
The BBC dismissed the farfetched explanation as implausible.

This extortion generates annual profits equivalent to $737 million for the gangs, nearly 3% of the country's gross domestic product, according to the Association for a More Just Society, a security-focused non-governmental organization. (Reporting by Gustavo Palencia, editing by Deepa Babington)

The declaration also authorizes the Honduran government to make extraordinary use of public funds to combat criminal gangs known for best day trips Thessaloniki involvement in illicit activities such as kidnapping and drug trafficking.

'Based on what we learned from relevant Shanghai authorities, he did not identify himself as a journalist and didn't voluntarily present his press credentials,' foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said, telling international media to 'follow Chinese laws and regulations while in China'.

He told LBC radio: 'Whatever else happens, taxi from Thessaloniki port to acropolis freedom of the press should be sacrosanct.'  The UK's Business Secretary Grant Shapps today denounced the officers' actions as 'unacceptable' and 'concerning'.

Mr Lawrence was beaten and kicked by the police officers and held in custody for 'several hours' before being released, Thessaloniki greece taxi fare to airport as Chinese officials sought to crack down on the media and protesters in the city.

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