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La Libertad Chamber of Commerce Rejects Trujillo Curfew Plan

The group says emergency restrictions have not curbed organized crime in the region.

Cámara de Comercio de La Libertad ha expresado su oposición a la posible implementación de un toque de queda en la provincia de Trujillo.
Representante del empresariado regional dijo que en La Libertad se necesita “repensar las estrategias” para frenar el crimen organizado.

Overview

  • Chamber president Fernando Guerra argues the proposal would not stop the current wave of violence driven by organized crime, citing weak results from past emergency declarations.
  • After a Sept. 5 explosive attack in Las Quintanas, the regional government asked for a state of siege and a curfew in Trujillo with the Armed Forces in control.
  • The regional government says Premier Eduardo Arana will present the request at the next CONASEC session, and no curfew has been declared.
  • Business leaders warn a curfew would hit tourism, restaurants, hotels, nightlife and 24-hour factories, with knock-on effects for supplier networks.
  • Guerra points to shortfalls in policing and surveillance, saying La Libertad lacks sufficient PNP personnel and much of Trujillo’s camera network is not operational; press reports count 206 homicides this year, 74.76% in Trujillo, Pataz and Virú.