Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito has announced the implementation of a network to interconnect the whole country with the public prosecution service. He said the connection would help tackle identity fraud. People are known to take on a separate identity when skipping bail and committing new crimes, as reported in Diario Libre. Dominguez Brito said that criminals have taken advantage of the absence of a single database. The new system will enable prosecutors to carry out more effective checks on individuals. He added that they are working on a broadband connection with Claro telecom, aimed at reducing impunity in the case of crimes committed.
Dominguez Brito said that the new 911 system will have an important citizen security component because it will enable fast access to background checks in the case of individuals caught committing a crime.
He predicts that homicide, femicide and kidnapping rates, which he described as one of the lowest in the American continent, will continue to decline. “The major concern continues to be thefts and muggings, especially by individuals riding motorcycles, targeting homes and pedestrians,” he said. He said that another main challenge is to fight small-scale drug trafficking.
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