Weekly Report - 08 October 2009 (WR-09-40)

President Mauricio Funes has issued his most passionate call yet for overhauling El Salvador's security strategy. Funes wants to supplant the mano dura (firm hand) policy of the previous government for combating mara gangs with a more socially responsible policy which aims to eliminate the causes of organised crime. Funes told a local television station that imprisoning maras would never resolve the problem, not least because they had the ability to plan crimes from inside. He said his government would place the emphasis on prevention by investing more in education and sport.

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