Colombia's Next President Bets First on Urban Security
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The president-elect announces the formation of “defense” groups in cities plagued by insecurity. The left rejects the measure for its “anachronism”
Bogotá. In the midst of accusations of corruption and threats against his opponents to take them to prison, the ultra-right-wing president-elect of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, also announced the creation of urban commands to repress and prosecute social protest. Never before has a transition or connection between outgoing and incoming governments been as traumatic as Colombia is experiencing today; the ultra-rightist, Abelardo de la Espr…
The President-elect of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, will begin his government with "the largest urban security operation" to combat extortion and hit man. Experts consulted by Sputnik pointed out that the actions of these criminal gangs "were out of control," but can be resolved "without militarizing cities."
Colombia's Mayors back De la Espriella's anti-crime crackdown
Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella said he will sign a decree on Aug. 7, the day he is sworn into office, creating special “Urban Security Defense Blocs” in the country’s largest cities as part of a sweeping security crackdown and a broader shift away from the outgoing government’s security strategy. De la Espriella, who campaigned on restoring order through a hardline approach to crime and armed groups, said the decree would la…
The elected president, Abelardo De La Espriella, announced that one of the first decisions of his government will be the creation of the Block of Defense for Urban Security, a strategy that will seek to strengthen the coordination between the National Government, the mayors and the governors to face the main security problems in the cities of the country. According to him, the decree that will give rise to this initiative will be signed once it …
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