Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro announced a new package
of anti-crime measures that includes giving arms to civilians and charging
supervised groups with gathering intelligence, raising concerns over possible
human rights abuses and arbitrary actions on behalf of the state. "Only
the people can save the people… I call on everyone, with all the strength of
Venezuela, with all our abilities, to rise up," the president said in a
radio and television broadcast, Panorama reported. As part of the
"Carobobo Campaign 2021," the new set of measures looks to initiate
simultaneous actions from the military, police and civilian populations. Two of
the most controversial measures are the arming of civilians and the
strengthening of an intelligence system within neighborhoods known as SP3,
which is controlled by the government. More…
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