El Salvador gangs accept proposal to create 'peace zones'

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/Latin-America-Monitor/2012/1207/El-Salvador-gangs-accept-proposal-to-create-peace-zones

The leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha, Barrio 18, and three other street gangs in El Salvador said they accepted a proposal to end all gang activity in designated "zones of peace" in the country [See the Christian Science Monitor's recent focus on the Salvadoran gang 'truce'].

In a statement released to the public, gang leaders said that they'd already handed over a list of 10 possible municipalities where they would agree to cease all criminal activity (read the full text of the statement here).

The creation of several designated "peace zones" in 10 municipalities was first proposed by Bishop Fabio Colindres and ex-congressman Raul Mijango on Nov. 22. The two men helped negotiate a ceasefire between the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18 earlier this year, which caused the national homicide rate to fall from 14 murders a day to just five. The negotiators intended the creation of these "peace zones" to be the second phase of this gang truce.

Within these designated zones, gangs would agree to a non-aggression pact, and would commit to stopping all homicides, extortion, theft, and kidnapping. The municipalities that would include these peace zones have not yet been identified, although gang leaders said the agreement would affect some 900,000 people who live in the proposed areas. In their statement, gang leaders said that they'd already ordered affiliate groups – or "cliques" – to begin disarming in these areas, and hand over the weapons to the truce facilitators.

Within these designated zones, gangs would agree to a non-aggression pact, and would commit to stopping all homicides, extortion, theft, and kidnapping. The municipalities that would include these peace zones have not yet been identified, although gang leaders said the agreement would affect some 900,000 people who live in the proposed areas. In their statement, gang leaders said that they'd already ordered affiliate groups – or "cliques" – to begin disarming in these areas, and hand over the weapons to the truce facilitators.

[bongbong]

1. A model for the Delicate Flowers

Maybe they can do the same thing here, but probably not, since they're too cowardly & bloodthirsty.