They indicated that this year the capital of the Atlantic has registered 55 cases of extortion per 100 thousand inhabitants.
Extortion calls, reference image.
Javier Bustos, coordinator of Observers Colombiaindicated that a study of national associations indicates that the extortion continues to rise in the country.
According to Bustos, Barranquilla is the city of greater impact in this matter, by specifying that, this year, there have been 55 cases per 100 thousand inhabitantsfollowed by Medellín, with 34; Bogotá, with 30; Cali, with 17 and Cartagena, with 8.8.
“What is the problem and the cause that we are seeing? Unfortunately, prisons have cellular communicationand this is something that is not only growing here, but in all the prisons. These criminal behaviors are being replicated and are seen in many modalities such as fake servicea person who has a small business, they ask for an address on the outskirts of the city and there the calls, extortion and express kidnapping begin,” he explained.
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In relation to the complaintsstated that Bogotá is the population of the national territory with the largest number with 2,444; which is followed by Antioquia, with 1,760; Atlántico, with 1,231 and Valle del Cauca, 1,117.
In this sense, it makes a called to the congressmen to legislate on control of prisons.
“It is not possible for prison communications to continue at this time. That is pure political will, remove the antennas You can either remove the inhibitors or block the operators’ simcards, but there is no legislation and no coordinated operation,” he said.
In his opinion, if this work is done, more than half of the extortions will stop occurring in the country.
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Likewise, it advises citizens affected by this crime to file complaints with the competent authorities.
Extortion has affected commerce in the Atlantic capital and its Metropolitan Area, where more than 200 business have been closedforcing its owners to carry out other types of activities, not having the economic resources to respond to economic demands; Since, if you do not pay, the extortionists attack the business owners or their relatives.
