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General Jorge Luis Vargas, director of the Police, confirmed the scoop of EL TIEMPO on the change of uniform in the institution. According to him, in order to arrive at the new uniform model, 84,000 surveys were carried out among the personnel in order to know their needs compared to the comfort to carry out their work, mostly linked to patrolling the streets.
But sources from the institution told EL TIEMPO that they also want to bring citizens even closer to the institution, which has more of a civilian role than a military one. In fact, they delivered 15 photos that are circulating and in which a uniform with the name of General Vargas is even seen.
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The Police Director pointed out that the new uniform – pilot – is in the technical quality tests, as indicated by law, and that if approved, “it will be a huge step, since it gives us much more visibility,” said the general.
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According to the Police, the change of uniforms would only cover office personnel.
The Police Director assured that the new uniform model will be presented by President Iván Duque and Defense Minister Diego Molano Aponte, although he did not define the date.
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EL TIEMPO had access to videos in which experts raise the need to reinforce the civilian character of the Police.
The director of the institution, General Jorge Luis Vargas, says that they would be cheaper and that the change does not cover all the members of the institution. This would be his uniform.
One of the changes in the uniforms of the Army and Police, in the Pastrana government, sparked a debate in the Senate that triggered the departure of the Secretary General of the Presidency, Juan Hernández.
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The business amounted at that time (April 2000) to more than 13,000 million pesos.
One of the changes in uniforms of the Army and Police, in the Pastrana government, unleashed a debate that triggered the departure of the Secretary of the Presidency, Juan Hernández. It amounted to $ 13,000 million
It seeks to link more to the Police with the citizenship.
The new uniform has already been socialized and the pilot plan is expected to advance.
The pilot test included a sample of the uniforms, shared with various officers.
It is yet to define who would be in charge of making the hundreds of uniforms and how much the change would amount.
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The Government will have the last word on the fiscal and political convenience of changing uniforms.
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