La polic\u00eda de El Salvador ha afirmado que los grupos criminales del pa\u00eds ganaron US$8 millones en cuotas de extorsi\u00f3n en un per\u00edodo de 20 meses, una cifra que, seg\u00fan los sindicatos empresariales, apenas representa una fracci\u00f3n de la cifra real, debido a que la mayor\u00eda de los casos no son reportados a las autoridades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En un informe obtenido por InSight Crime a trav\u00e9s de La Prensa Gr\u00e1fica, la Polic\u00eda Nacional Civil (PNC) de El Salvador inform\u00f3 que entre enero de 2013 y el 15 agosto de 2014, en el pa\u00eds se pag\u00f3 un total de US$ 7,9 millones en cuotas de extorsi\u00f3n. Seg\u00fan el documento, las v\u00edctimas m\u00e1s frecuentes fueron los propietarios de las empresas, quienes perdieron US$ 2,2 millones en los 1.448 casos de extorsi\u00f3n que fueron reportados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Las cifras de la polic\u00eda muestran que otros grupos de inter\u00e9s fuertemente impactados por la extorsi\u00f3n son las grandes empresas y el sector de transporte p\u00fablico. Otras 1.113 v\u00edctimas de extorsi\u00f3n no identificaron su profesi\u00f3n, pero perdieron un total de US$ 1,8 millones durante el per\u00edodo de 20 meses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Por el otro lado, los sindicatos empresariales afirman que los grupos criminales ganan al menos US$ 53 millones cada a\u00f1o con la extorsi\u00f3n al sector comercial, inform\u00f3 La Prensa Gr\u00e1fica<\/a>. Seg\u00fan una encuesta realizada por el Consejo Nacional de la Peque\u00f1a Empresa de El Salvador (CONAPES), el 97 por ciento de las empresas del pa\u00eds ha sido v\u00edctima de extorsi\u00f3n, pero la mayor parte no reporta el crimen debido a la falta de confianza en la polic\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n La enorme discrepancia entre la cantidad de casos de extorsi\u00f3n registrados por la polic\u00eda y el sector empresarial pone de relieve lo reacias que son las personas a denunciar este tipo de crimen, debido a una combinaci\u00f3n de desconfianza en los funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley y a la creencia de que denunciar es in\u00fatil. Este problema no se limita al sector empresarial de El Salvador. Seg\u00fan las cifras de la polic\u00eda, durante el periodo de 20 meses, s\u00f3lo se presentaron 168 casos de extorsi\u00f3n en el sector del transporte p\u00fablico, generando perdidas cercanas a los US$ 217.000. Pero en enero, los sindicatos del transporte p\u00fablico dijeron a El Diario de Hoy<\/a> que las cuotas de extorsi\u00f3n cuestan al sector alrededor de US$ 3 millones cada mes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n VEA TAMBI\u00c9N:<\/span><\/strong> Noticias y perfiles de El Salvador<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n La extorsi\u00f3n es una importante fuente de ingresos para las poderosas pandillas de El Salvador, incluyendo a la Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) y Barrio 18. En el pasado las pandillas han utilizado una gran variedad de t\u00e1cticas para extorsionar a personas y empresas, incluyendo la explotaci\u00f3n de los sistemas de transferencia de dinero<\/a> mal regulados y de las empresas de seguridad privada<\/a> para extorsionar al comercio y al sector del transporte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" La polic\u00eda de El Salvador ha afirmado que los grupos criminales del pa\u00eds ganaron US$8 millones en cuotas de extorsi\u00f3n en un per\u00edodo de 20 meses, una cifra que, seg\u00fan los sindicatos empresariales, apenas representa una fracci\u00f3n de la cifra real, debido a que la mayor\u00eda de los casos no son reportados a las 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