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The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, asked on Wednesday the police personnel of the province of Buenos Aires to stop a controversial protest demanding better wages and their working conditions.
Fernández, who took office in December in a country that was experiencing high inflation and an economic crisis that was aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, reported that the government will create a financial strengthening fund for the province, which in part will serve to restore the salaries of police.
Throughout the day, dozens of patrollers and hundreds of uniformed officers stood in front of the main entrance of the presidential residence in the town of Olivos, in the province of Buenos Aires, a measure that was condemned by the entire political arc.
“I can understand any claim and any demand, what I am not willing to accept are certain forms of demands because they have nothing to do with democratic life,” Fernández said in a televised speech.
“What worries us is to see so many police officers stopped in a lawsuit, so many patrol cars that stop circulating on the streets, and in this way leave many honest citizens who need police officers in the streets defenseless,” he added.
Police in the province of Buenos Aires, where 17 million people live, are demanding a 56% salary increase and improvements in working conditions. The base monthly salary for those who enter the force is located at 37,572 pesos (502.50 dollars), according to government data.
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