Honduras’ government will suspend some constitutional rights in parts of its two largest cities Tuesday in an attempt to break gang control in those areas.
Residents of poor neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula will have their rights suspended for the next month so the government can thwart widespread extortion schemes that have turned bloody, according to Reuters news agency.
“The partial state of exception will enter into force on Tuesday, December 6 at 6 p.m. for thirty days, to promote the gradual activity of economic development, investment, commerce and in public spaces,” the country’s security secretariat said in a statement quoted by Reuters.