Claudia López insists on reforming the Police after tragedy in Soacha

The Mayor gave up López referred to the events that occurred on September 4, where nine young people lost their lives after a fire at a police facility in San Mateo, Soacha.

According to a complaint by the Bogotá councilor, Diego Cancino, the police officers who were at the station that day, allegedly did not assist the detainees in a timely manner, in the midst of the conflagration.

After what happened, the president of Bogotá reiterated her request to carry out a reform to the Police, so that acts of abuse do not continue to occur.

“As long as there are no serious reforms that effectively prevent and punish police abuse, they will continue to present unacceptable chaos like these”he commented in a trill.

Also, in a public meeting on Wednesday, López, rejected the fact, which also left a balance of 11 injured.

“It is inadmissible. Those bald men could have committed a fault, a crime, but if a fire breaks out, the moral and public duty of the police officers was to save their lives, get them out “, assured López.

The mayor also commented on the possible involvement of the institution in the events.

“I understand that it is a subject that is being investigated, I do not want to prejudge, I do not know the details of the subject, but there is a serious complaint for apparently lack of care of those who were detained in that station when this fire broke out “added.

In addition, he sent a greeting of solidarity to the families who today denounce what happened.

“I take this opportunity to send a hug to the mothers of Soacha (other mothers of Soacha) and who today cry to some young people in Soacha (other young people of Soacha)”, stated López.

On the other hand, the mayor announced that she will request a new appointment with General William Salamanca and delegates from the Attorney General’s Office to find out what has happened to the investigation into the events of September 9 and 10 in Bogotá.

On the contrary, the Minister of Defense, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, fully supported the National Police.

“I want to reject, together with the director of the National Police, vehemently, the campaign of delegitimization and discredit that sectors that politicize with death have been carrying out against our National PoliceHolmes expressed.

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