iguez Torres speaks during an interview with Reuters in Caracas

Venezuela’s Interior and Justice Minister and intelligence service head Miguel Rodriguez Torres speaks during an interview with Reuters in Caracas December 11, 2013. Venezuela’s government says it has cut the murder rate by about a quarter this year in a boost to President Nicolas Maduro’s attempt to pacify one of the world’s most violent countries. Picture taken December 11, 2013. To match Interview VENEZUELA-CRIME/ REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA – Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS)