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Launch of the Joint Action Protocol between the National Civil Police and the Armed Forces of El Salvador, for the prevention of crime and counter against corruption, with strict adherence to the law and respect for Human Rights

San Salvador, July 31, 2018. On July 25, 2018, the project "Fight against corruption in El Salvador" carried out the launch of the Joint Action Protocol between PNC and FAES, for the prevention of crime and counter against Corruption, with strict adherence to the law and respect for Human Rights. This initiative has been promoted by UNODC El Salvador and has the financial support of the Embassy of the United States in El Salvador, through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs - INL.

The main objective of the protocol is to establish the procedures that aid as a guide for the joint action between the PNC and the FAES, for the prevention, the fight against crime and the counter against corruption, with strict adherence to the law and respect for the human rights.

Likewise, seeks to detail the different principles and axes on which the action of the PNC and the FAES will be based, to ensure strict adherence to the law to contribute to the respect of human rights, by using the principles of need, proportionality and legality, in the use of force and the use of firearms by law enforcement officers.

The protocol contains fifteen chapters that provide a description of procedures of the PNC and the FAES and was validated with different national authorities.

The launch was attended by Mr. David Munguía Payés, Minister of National Defense, Mr. Howard Augusto Cotto Castaneda, Director General of the National Civil Police, Mr. José Vila del Castillo, Regional Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mr. Daniel Clegg, Police Advisor to the Embassy of the United States in El Salvador, superiors and executives of the National Civil Police and the Armed Forces of El Salvador.

For its diffusion, the training of 28,000 police officers and 10,500 officers of the armed forces is projected, before the end of the year, to replicate the protocol nationwide.