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Boluarte promises to reduce citizen insecurity in Peru this year

The president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, promised to reduce this year in a “considerable and significant” way the rates of citizen insecurity, by participating this Monday in the inauguration of laboratories of the Integrated System of Ballistic Identification of the National Police.

The head of state said that this 2025 her commitment will lead her to “intensify actions against crime,” after the National Police managed to arrest 362,000 criminals and dismantle 13,000 criminal gangs in 2024.

“This year every day will be dedicated to achieving the security of every Peruvian and we will also be in December celebrating that we have hit organized crime, advancing in having a safer homeland,” said Boluarte.

Peru and an investment with a view to boosting the fight against insecurity

The president indicated that the ballistic identification laboratories, modernized after eight years, will strengthen the fight of the National Police against crime.

“This repowering of this laboratory cost 21 million soles (5.5 million dollars), but it is not an effort, it is an investment to guarantee the security of the entire territory,” Boluarte added.

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The president explained that this investment not only optimizes ballistic apperisats, but is a more agile system to prevent the misuse of weapons.

For the first time, the identification of weapons used in crimes and the registration of new weapons will be integrated, the president said.

A message for the country’s Justice

In that sense, Boluarte insisted that, with the integrated system, the Police will respond quickly to the requirements of the Prosecutor’s Office so that “criminals go to jail and do not release them.”

“Mr. judges and prosecutors, may criminals not return to the streets to commit crimes again,” said the president in a new criticism of the work of justice operators.

Boluarte pointed out that “there is much to do” in the fight against citizen insecurity, but that his government is concerned with giving the necessary logistics to the National Police, an institution he recognized for its work.

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In remarks to reporters, Stephen Miller, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, argued that the U.S. Constitution allows the suspension of habeas corpus “in times of invasion.”

“It’s an option we are actively considering, and it all depends on whether the courts do the right thing or not,” Miller stated.

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“You know that in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela you have loyal friends and people willing to continue working for a new world,” said the South American leader, according to footage aired Friday by Venezuelan state broadcaster VTV.

Maduro, accompanied by several of his ministers including Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López, highlighted the “great results” of a 2023 agreement between China and Venezuela called the “All-Weather and All-Round Strategic Partnership.”

“I believe we can multiply the great results we’re already seeing, and I’m sure that strong and clear guidelines will emerge from this meeting to keep moving forward together,” Maduro added.

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Iberojet reaffirms commitment to Honduras as Central American Hub

Spanish airline Iberojet and Palmerola International Airport, located in central Honduras, signed a three-year renewal of their exclusive agreement to operate direct flights between the Honduran terminal and the cities of Madrid and Barcelona.

With this renewal, Iberojet—part of the Spanish tourism group Ávoris Corporación Empresarial—reaffirms its commitment to Honduras as its main gateway to Central America from Europe.

The agreement was signed by Iberojet’s Commercial Director, Mario Domínguez, and Erick Spears, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Palmerola.

The signing ceremony took place at the residence of the Spanish Ambassador to Honduras, Diego Nuño García, who served as an honorary witness.