Weekly Report - 06 August 2009 (WR-09-31)

Funes struggles with security in El Salvador

Postscript 06 August 2009 Modified: 06 August 2009 247 views

The enormity of the task facing the new government of President Mauricio Funes in relation to El Salvador's relentless security problem was once again exposed last week. The murder rate over the first seven months of the year increased by 37% compared with the same period in 2008, according to new figures released by the attorney general's office (FGR).

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