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After eleven consecutive days of blockades within the nation, this October 13, passage was enabled in a number of elements of the metropolitan space. Amongst them, the Raúl Aguilar Batres street, the freeway to El Salvador and completely different routes to Mixco and Villa Nueva. One of many locations that is still closed is the Periférico and the El Incienso bridge.
Yesterday, October 12, the indigenous authorities met with the president of Guatemala Alejandro Giammattei and members of the Group of American States (OAS) on the Presidential Home. Nevertheless, they didn’t attain any settlement to cease the political disaster that the nation is experiencing.
On this assembly, President Giammattei insisted that he can not dismiss the Legal professional Basic and Head of the Public Ministry, Consuelo Porras, nor the seventh prison decide, Fredy Orellana as a result of there isn’t any “regulatory framework” that enables it.
After a gathering of greater than three hours, the indigenous authorities supplied a convention exterior the headquarters of the Public Ministry, within the Gerona neighborhood, zone 1, during which they indicated that the blockades and demonstrations will proceed indefinitely. “The folks need to proceed within the battle, which is for the great of democracy,” Luis Pacheco, president of the 48 Cantons of Totonicapán, mentioned on the scene.
This October 13, till 7 a.m., the Basic Directorate of Highway Safety and Security (Provial) reported 80 blocked factors within the nation. Whereas within the metropolitan space of Guatemala a number of routes have been enabled, so vehicular site visitors was fluid.
The Municipal Visitors Police reported that the blocked factors in Guatemala Metropolis are: the El Incienso bridge, Periférico in entrance of the 4 de Febrero neighborhood, Periférico on eleventh avenue, Avenida Petapa thirty second avenue and at kilometer 8 San Rafael, zone 18.
Blocks
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– Incense Bridge
– Periférico 4 de Febrero zone 7
– Peripheral 11 avenue zone 7
– Av. Petapa 32 avenue zone 12
– Km.8 San Rafael zone 18#GTTraffic #Manifestation #Blocking
— PMT Guatemala Metropolis (@PMTMuniGuate) October 13, 2023
There may be additionally data that, on the Periférico, in entrance of the Bethania neighborhood, the passage continues to be blocked. On the El Incienso bridge, a number of folks stroll to their jobs or locations, as they’ve executed since Monday, October 9. Vehicular passage has been allowed on this place for a couple of minutes.
The vehicular passage on the El Incienso bridge continues to be blocked this October 13. (Picture Prensa Libre. Erick Ávila).
In the meantime, the Nationwide Civil Police (PNC) indicated that the blockade that was situated on the Raúl Aguilar Batres street and 29 avenue, zone 12, was eliminated in order that vehicular passage was utterly free. On this place, the closure has additionally been in place since Monday, October 9.
Different enabled factors, based on the PNC, have been kilometer 34.5 of the Inter-American route; kilometer 290 of the path to the Atlantic in Puerto Barrios, Izabal; kilometer 101 of the path to Puerto Quetzal, and in El Campamento, Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa.
On twenty ninth avenue, and Raúl Aguilar Batres street, zone 12, utterly free vehicular passage. pic.twitter.com/6r1LzCFAGL
— PNC of Guatemala (@PNCdeGuatemala) October 13, 2023
Each the Municipal Police of Mixco and that of Villa Nueva assured that till 7 a.m. there have been no blockades reported of their jurisdictions, so vehicular circulation was fluid in these locations.
On the CA-1 Oriente route, path to El Salvador, no blockages have been additionally reported till 7 a.m. On this place, on October 12, two moments occurred at kilometer 16, the place a gaggle of individuals stored the passage closed.
Throughout the morning, a person along with his face coated tried to take away the blockade of the place, forcibly shifting the fences and kicking the cones that prevented passage. Though the PNC tried to speak to him, they continued to focus on him, so the cops detained him.
One other second was when a gaggle of individuals, who recognized themselves as residents of the place, tried to allow passage by drive. In a complicated second, one of many motorcyclists who tried to dam the way in which set his pants on hearth for a second. The scenario didn’t escalate, since he was helped by different folks.
“On the 53rd avenue sector of Petapa Avenue, no blockades or protesters have been reported. We’ve got not reported slowness or issues on this sector, in search of the capital metropolis,” mentioned Kevin Bámaca, spokesperson for the PMT of San Miguel Petapa. He added that the Tubac bridge was additionally enabled at midnight on October 12.
“Villa Hermosa Boulevard, in the direction of Colonia Los Álamos and the south of San Miguel Petapa, in the direction of Villa Canales, has been maintained slowly, however with out main issues,” he added.
They allow passage on the Aguilar Batres street, the freeway to El Salvador and different routes within the metropolitan space this October 13
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