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In one ten-day orgy of violence in the capital Port-au-Prince back in July, 300 people were killed and at least 50 women and girls were subjected to rapes - many of which happened in front of their young children. Pictured: Cops patrol an area controlled by gangs
President Moise was said to have benefited from this, including allegations that he allowed G-9 - now the country's largest coalition of gangs - impunity in the capital provided they targeted his political opponents.
Into that power vacuum have moved hundreds of highly organised and extremely violent criminal groups which often have links to politicians and police - meaning they are free to kidnap, murder and commit atrocities such as gang rapes at will.
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Castro's new measures would allow the suspension of some constitutional rights in areas with predominant criminal gang presence, a deployment of 20,000 police agents, new security controls on roads and measures against money laundering.
Leading government officials contacted by The Daily Mail suggested said standard procedures for incoming travellers from the UK and Bulgaria were followed, including mandatory testings for the novel coronavirus.
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The plan follows pressure from businessmen, Pelion guided tour truck, bus and taxi drivers, Pelion guided tours 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.
Her desperate screams for help alerted Ms Locke, who attempted to intervene by pulling Oseni off the victim by his hair, but he punched her in the face - breaking her glasses and leaving her with a black eye, the court was told.
Teresa Locke was working at Sapphire Cars taxi firm in Maidstone, Kent, in the early hours of the morning when she spotted Oluwaseun Oseni approach a 16-year-old girl, who was waiting for a cab after a night out with friends, and grab her around the waist.
'Whilst our officers across the county are trained and prepared to deal with such incidents, members of the public are not and it's humbling to witness that in the face of adversity Kent residents are prepared to risk their own safety for others.
The court heard how Oseni approached the front of the building and banged aggressively on the window while fixing his eyes on the shocked teen, who was left with bruising, cuts and scratches all over her body, before leaving the scene.
TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Honduran President Xiomara Castro declared a national security emergency on Thursday and private day tours in Meteora greece began implementing a new plan to combat a rising number of cases of extortion by violent criminal groups operating across the country.
Though many of Haiti's gangs are involved in traditional underworld activities such as drug running and gun smuggling, many control large parts of the country's regular economy - factories, airports, power grids and business districts.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Eustice said: 'The police will decide what approach they should take (with Stanley Johnson) but the appropriate response is to act in a proportionate and pragmatic way.
By some local accounts, he arrived to the region, by private car after documenting his controversial journey from the UK on social media, sharing a video taken from a plane and a selfie where his face was covered with a white mask.
After being caught red-handed without a mask, best day trips from Pelion the Prime Minister's father admitted he was 'maybe not 100 per cent up to speed' with the rules having just returned from abroad and said he was 'extremely sorry'.
Meanwhile, Environment Secretary George Eustice said today the police would decide if Mr Johnson - and piraeus bus to Pelion former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn who was pictured eating a meal with eight others - should be fined.
The US and Canada have been leading efforts to stem the spread of the gangs, sending armoured vehicles for the country's police force and extraditing the leader of the 400 Mawozo gang - Germine 'Yonyon' Joly - to an American jail last year.
(Reporting by Gustavo Palencia, editing by Deepa Babington) 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.
