***One of the most affected items is urban and interurban transportation, where many lives and millions in economic losses have been lost. In the same way, this crime greatly affects the commercial sector.
The deputy of the Salvador Party of Honduras (PSH), Jhosy Toscano, considered that the anti-extortion plan is not giving the expected results and in the end they will not be achieved, because it requires greater commitment and political will.
“The anti-extortion plan is a very nice plan and everything, but in the end it will not be able to be executed because we do not see the will of any of the powers of the State,” said the deputy PSH.
In this sense, the parliamentarian indicated that both the government and the National Congress have an enormous debt to give priority to this issue.
In addition, he regretted that this is an issue that continues to keep Hondurans on their knees, which greatly affects the economy and there is no political will to prioritize the anti-extortion plan.
With the anti-extortion plan, President Castro declared a “national security emergency” and instructed “the Police to establish states of exception and the suspension of constitutional guarantees where warranted.” Likewise, she ordered “that border controls must be carried out with the Armed Forces and the Military Police.”
However, the Association for a More Just Society (ASJ), four months after the plan against extortion and related crimes in the national territory was proposed, reported that more than 200,000 Honduran families continue to be affected by this crime.
One of the most affected areas is urban and interurban transportation where many lives and millions in economic losses have been lost, in the same way, this crime greatly affects the commercial sector.
It should be noted that extortion has become a very violent industry in Honduras that annually collects around 737 million dollars, some 18,270 million lempiras, equivalent to three percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 14.7 percent of the collection. fiscal.
At the regional level, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador have been severely affected by this type of act; however, the data shows that Honduras lagged behind in its fight, which is why the problem has been increasing. G.O/Hondudiary
