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After the violent events that occurred this week, in which six people died, and which set off the alarms of the citizens, the mayor Claudia Lopez explains the security measures that come to the city.
These announcements come after citizens, experts and councilors asked for new directions in the field of security. Although the administration has considered that it has delivered important results in reducing high-impact crimes, the perception on the streets is different.
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After the extraordinary security advice, the Bogota City Hall, together with the Bogota Metropolitan Police, announced additional measures to guarantee the safety of Bogota citizens.
The first measure will be to add 30 patrol posts in which the Police with the support of army. “It will control and search, especially to improve the issue of disarmament and identify armed people,” said the president.
Second, the Bogotá Mayor’s Office asked the National Government to regulate the importation, sale, and use of traumatic weapons. The mayor explained that this type of weapon is not a toy, but rather intimidates, hurts and can kill. “We have detected in investigations with the Police and Prosecutor’s Office, that more and more traumatic weapons are being used for theft,” López explained.
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Third, the administration made the decision to ban the barbecue in motorcyclists working on residential platforms. Likewise, the platforms will be asked for information in real time on the identification of domiciles so that it can be verified if people really work in this service.
“The companies will be jointly responsible for compliance with these measures. Company or platform that does not comply with these minimum conditions will be fined for each sanction or domicile that we find not complying with the norms,” said the mayor. Likewise, the District will suspend the service of these platforms if the fines are repeated.
These types of companies must also have private spaces for households to charge cell phones or comply with sanitary measures, this in order to avoid misuse of public space.
Fourth, the personnel dedicated to investigation will be increased to dismantle organized criminal gangs and capture their illegal income, whether due to drug trafficking or theft of vehicles and motorcycles. “We are going to go after the gangs and the criminal income that we have identified thanks to the action of the Police and the Prosecutor’s Office,” he said.
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Likewise, the administration will promote Plan 100 against micro-trafficking, which is one of the National Police’s stakes to combat this crime. “The work with the Prosecutor’s Office allowed us to identify micro-trafficking pots, this will allow us to extinguish the domain, which is where we really want to impact, affect their criminal income,” explained the commander of the Bogotá Metropolitan Police, General Óscar Gómez Heredia. Since Plan 100 was launched, 17 properties have been seized with extinction of ownership.
“The parks are for the children and the citizens, not for the Jíbaros,” said the mayor. For this reason, the Mayor’s Office will continue to work on the public security fronts in each locality. The president explained that they want to triple these fronts in order to articulate the work of the citizens with those of the Police.
Finally, the Mayor’s Office announced that a local security council will be held in the town of Sumapaz after three homicides occurred in this area.
Foot of force in the city
The president maintained that the city has a huge deficit in strength. According to United Nations standards, the minimum number of Police personnel should be 300 per 100,000 inhabitants. However, the city has a standard of 230.
For this, the District had police officers who performed administrative tasks to carry out street patrol duties. “We also appreciate the commitment of the 1,500 police officers announced by the National Police. We are checking with General Vargas so that some of them can arrive early,” the mayor announced.
In addition, the Mayor’s Office agreed with the National Government, through the Ministry of the Interior, to buy cameras and radios with an investment of 25 billion pesos. Those resources were going to be provided by the Mayor’s Office, but now they will be used to grant scholarships to about 2,000 young people to join the Police.
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