(Photo Ministry of Security of Argentina)Authorities from several Latin American nations signed the treaty for the constitution of the Police Community of the Americas (Ameripol) in Brasilia, Brazil. “This institution will support its member police forces in pursuing transnational crime without politicizing the cases,” Misael Rivas Soriano, a Salvadoran lawyer and criminologist, told Diálogo on December 9. “It will shut down getaway areas for people accused of crimes related to corruption, supporting drug trafficking, or organized crime.”“Initially Ameripol was an idea, a book with blank pages to write. As a regional organization, Ameripol also has the backing of their partners. “The fight against transnational organized crime, which is a threat to our countries, to our democracies, but above all to our citizens, requires collaboration, support, coordination, and joint work between countries,” Chile’s undersecretary of the Interior Manuel Monsalve said.

Source: Forbes January 09, 2024 12:03 UTC