In his mission of supporting the Ultra -Orthodox Jewish Community Lev Tahora small group of people blocked an important way in Guatemala City Thursday, March 6.
Protesters say that, in case their requests are not heard, They will continue to protest and warn that they could even block other streets.
The protest, which took place in the morning in one of the lanes at the end of the Bridge the incensewhich connects with the Peripheral ringgenerated a strong vehicular congestion for those who headed to the center of the capital.
Although The group was reducedwith at least 15 people, the partial closure of the road from 6 am impacted traffic and caused slowness in the circulation in a sector that already has a high vehicular load.
The objective of the demonstration is to press so that The judicial process related to children who were placed under state protection is accelerated and that remain under the protection of the Ministry of Social Welfare (SBS).
CNC crane arrived at Puente the incense in peripheral zone 3.
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Why do they protest in favor of Lev Tahor?
One of the protesters explained in an interview that they demand the Unification of judicial files of children currently housed in protection homes by the SBS, in order to speed up the process.
The cases of the 160 minors were individualized and presented in January 2025 before a court of Childhood and adolescence. By judicial decision, some children were reintegrated with their mothers, while others were under state shelter.
The protester said The block lock was a measure to listen to their request in support of the Lev Tahor adult group, although he did not specify whether they received any kind of compensation in return.
In addition, he warned that, if your application is not attended in a two -week periodthey will block another area of the city again, although they did not specify the place.
“We are supporting them because we feel outraged. Let’s give a maximum of 15 days And if this is not solved we will take action on the matter and continue with the measures, “explained one of the dissatisfied.
Rejection of transfer
The Ministry of Social Welfare has faced conflict episodes Since the children were extracted from Lev Tahor settlement in an operation carried out at the end of 2024.
According to the authorities, the operation was a rescue in response to complaints of alleged abuses committed by sect leaders.
In addition to several altercations in the temporary shelter located in zone 3, the institution has faced difficulties in enabling a new protection home for part of the minors in Santiago Sacatepéquez.
Unlike the demonstration in support of Lev Tahor, in Jardines de Santiago The neighbors rejected the transfer of minors. In this case, the blockade aimed to prevent access to lotification.
The Public Ministry and the National Civil Police justified the intervention in the community of Lev Tahor, settled in oratorySanta Rosaunder suspicion of several crimes, among them trafficking in persons in the forced pregnancy modality, abuse against minors and violation.
According to the authorities, young people who were part of the community managed to escape and denounced the alleged abuses to which they were subjected.