El Salvador: Information on the consequences and state protection available to a National Civil Police (PNC, Policía Nacional Civil) member who turns in a fellow officer
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLV26140.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, El Salvador: Information on the consequences and state protection available to a National Civil Police (PNC, Policía Nacional Civil) member who turns in a fellow officer, 1 February 1997, SLV26140.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aadd2f.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Please consult the 9 October 1995 Miami Herald, 19 April 1996 National Catholic Reporter, and the May and July 1996 Centroamerica articles attached to this response. These articles provide information on the treatment of a National Civil Police (PNC, Policía National Civil) officer of the who reported on police involvement in death squad activities.
Also please find attached media reports that provide information on internal and external investigations of the PNC, and on impunity of PNC members known to be involved in criminal activities and corruption.
Information on whether state protection is available could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attachments
Central America Report [Guatemala City]. 2 May 1996. Vol. 23, No. 16. "El Salvador: Debate on Police Involvement in Violations," pp. 6-7.
_____. 3 November 1995. Vol. 22. No. 42. "El Salvador: National Civil Police Taken to Task," pp. 6-7.
_____. 29 September 1995. Vol. 22, No. 37. "El Salvador: Tremors Inside the PNC," pp. 1-2.
Centroamerica: The Month in Review [Minneapolis]. August 1996. Vol. 11, No. 8. "El Salvador: PNC Watchdog Resigns, Returns," pp. 1-2.
_____. July 1996. Vol. 11, No. 7. "El Salvador: Police Fail to Investigate Crimes," p. 3.
_____. May 1996. Vol. 11, No. 5. "El Salvador: Police Whistle-Blower Forced Out," p. 3.
_____. December 1995. Vol. 10, No. 12. "El Salvador: U.N. Denounces Police," p. 2.
_____. November 1995. Vol. 10, No. 11. "El Salvador: Ex-Party Chief to Head Police," p. 2.
_____. September 1995. Vol. 10, No. 9. "El Salvador: Black Shadow Goes on Trial," p. 2.
Excelsior [Mexico City]. 31 March 1996. "Eight Salvadoran Agents Implicated in the Killing of 5 People Captured." (Central America NewsPak [Austin], 1-14 Apr. 1996, Vol. 11, No. 5, p. 3)
Mesoamerica [San Pedro, Costa Rica]. September 1996. Vol. 15, No. 9. "El Salvador: Attempted Kidnapping of Witness," p. 10.
_____. October 1995. Vol. 14, No. 10. "El Salvador: Police Tactics Questioned," p. 7.
Miami Herald. 9 October 1995. Thomas Long. "Salvador's New Police Lawlessness." (Central America NewsPak [Austin], 16-29 Oct. 1995, Vol. 10, No. 19, p. 2)
National Catholic Reporter [Kansas City]. 19 April 1996. "Rights Office Calls for Investigation." (Central America NewsPak [Austin], 15-28 Apr. 1996, Vol. 11, No. 6, p. 4)
Washington Post. 13 October 1996. Douglas Farah. "Death Squads Flex Muscle Again." (Central America NewsPak [Austin], 14-27 Oct. 1996, Vol. 11, No. 19, pp. 4-5)
Additional Sources Consulted
Central American Dialogue for Security and Demilitarization [San Jose, Costa Rica]. Monthly. Nov. 1995-May 1996.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. Latin America. Daily.
Jane's Intelligence Review [London]. Monthly. Dec. 1995-Oct. 1996.
Journal of Interamerican Studies & World Affairs [Coral Gables, Fl.] . Quarterly. Jan. 1995-Dec. 1996.
Pointer [London]. Monthly. Dec. 1995-Oct. 1996.
Police Studies: The International Review of Police Development [Bradford, West Yorkshire]. Quarterly. Jan.-Dec. 1996.
Problemes d'Amerique latine [Paris]. Quarterly. Jan. 1994-Dec. 1996.
Four sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.
On-line search of media sources.