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In July 2005, in an abandoned warehouse in downtown Guatemala City, Guatemala, delegates from the country's Institution of the Procurator for Human Rights uncovered, by sheer chance, a vast archive detailing the history of the defunct National Police and its role in the Guatemalan Civil War. [2]
Upon the signing of the Peace Accords in 1996, the Policía Nacional Civil (PNC) was founded on the 17th of July in 1997 by merging the former National Police and Treasury Guard. Immediately, the force was expanded across all departments of Guatemala, and by August 1999 (just two years later), the PNC managed to cover all 22 departments.
Since 2012, the government has opened at least five new military bases, with over 21,000 troops deployed throughout nine states.These "Citizen Security Squadrons" range from Huehuetenango to Quiche and Alta Verapaz, from Escuintla to Suchitepequez and Santa Rosa, and from Zacapa to Izabal and Chiquimula, and are also stationed in Guatemala City.
It was created on December 12, 2006, when the United Nations and Guatemala signed a treaty-level agreement setting up CICIG as an independent body to support the Public Prosecutor's Office (Procuraduría General de la Nación), the National Civilian Police (Policía Nacional Civil) and other state institutions in the investigation of sensitive and difficult cases.
Appointed by President Ramiro de León Carpio; Guatemala's first Attorney General. * Héctor Hugo Pérez Aguilera [3] March 15, 1996 – May 14, 1998: Interim Attorney General named by President Álvaro Arzú. 2: Adolfo González Rodas [4] May 15, 1998 – May 17, 2002: Appointed. 3: Carlos David de León Argueta [citation needed] [5]
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The Chief of the General Staff (Spanish: Jefe del Estado Mayor) is the professional head of the Guatemalan Armed Forces.They are responsible for the administration and operational control of the military.
Registered firearms in Guatemala by year (in thousands) [1] [2] Guatemalan law allows firearm possession on shall-issue basis as a constitutional right. With approximately 12 civilian firearms per 100 people, Guatemala is the 70th most armed country in the world.